ZyWALL 10 Internet Security Gateway

Table 10-1 Filename Conventions

FILE TYPE

INTERNAL

EXTERNAL

DESCRIPTION

AT

 

NAME

NAME

 

COMMAND

Configuration

Rom-0

*.rom

This is the router configuration

ATLC

File

 

 

filename on the ZyWALL. Uploading

 

 

 

 

the rom-0 file replaces the entire

 

 

 

 

ROM file system, including your

 

 

 

 

ZyWALL configurations, system-

 

 

 

 

related data (including the console

 

 

 

 

port speed and default password),

 

 

 

 

the error log and the trace log.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firmware

Ras

*.bin

This is the generic name for the

ATUR

 

 

 

ZyNOS firmware on the ZyWALL.

 

10.1.1 Firmware Development

It is important to upgrade your firmware regularly, especially if there are problems. If you discover an unexpected behavior, or bug, see if your problem is mentioned in the release notes. Load it according to instructions (e.g., see if the default configuration file is needed also). If the problem still exists, e-mail or call technical support.

10.2 Backup Configuration

Option 5 from Menu 24 - System Maintenance allows you to backup the current ZyWALL configuration to your workstation. Backup is highly recommended once your ZyWALL is functioning properly. FTP and TFTP are the preferred methods for backing up your current workstation configuration to your computer since FTP and TFTP are faster. You can also perform backup and restore using menu 24 through the console port. Any serial communications program should work fine; however, you must use XMODEM protocol to perform the download/upload and you don’t have to rename the files (see section 10.1).

Please note that terms “download” and “upload” are relative to the workstation. Download means to transfer from the ZyWALL to the workstation, while upload means from your workstation to the ZyWALL.

Ready to backup Configuration via Xmodem.

Do you want to continue (y/n):

Figure 10-1 System Maintenance — Backup Configuration

10-2

Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance