ZyWALL 10 Internet Security Gateway
Table 10-1 Filename Conventions
FILE TYPE | INTERNAL | EXTERNAL | DESCRIPTION | AT |
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Configuration | *.rom | This is the router configuration | ATLC | |
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| filename on the ZyWALL. Uploading |
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| the |
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| ROM file system, including your |
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| ZyWALL configurations, system- |
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| related data (including the console |
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| port speed and default password), |
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| the error log and the trace log. |
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Firmware | Ras | *.bin | This is the generic name for the | ATUR |
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| ZyNOS firmware on the ZyWALL. |
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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,
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
Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance |