ZyXEL Communications VDSL SWITCH VES-1616F-3X - Manual (Page 175)

Chapter 25 Maintenance
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Back up your current switch configuration to a computer using the Backup Configuration
screen.
Figure 82 Backup Configuration
Follow the steps below to back up the current switch configuration to your computer in this
screen.
1 Click Backup.
2 Click Save to display the Save As screen.
3 Choose a location to save the file on your computer from the Save in drop-down list box
and type a descriptive name for it in the File name list box. Click Save to save the
configuration file to your computer.
25.10 FTP Command Line
This section shows some examples of uploading to or downloading files from the switch using
FTP commands. First, understand the filename conventions.
25.10.1 Filename Conventions
The configuration file (also known as the romfile or ROM) contains the factory default
settings in the screens such as password, switch setup, IP Setup, etc.. Once you have
customized the switch's settings, they can be saved back to your computer under a filename of
your choosing.
ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System sometimes referred to as the “ras” file) is the
system firmware and has a “bin” filename extension.
25.10.1.1 Example FTP Commands
ftp> put firmware.bin ras
This is a sample FTP session showing the transfer of the computer file "firmware.bin" to the
switch.
ftp> get config config.cfg
Table 60 Filename Conventions
FILE TYPE
INTERNAL
NAME
EXTERNA
L NAME
DESCRIPTION
Configuration File config This is the configuration filename on the switch.
Uploading the config file replaces the specified
configuration file system, including your switch
configurations, system-related data (including the
default password), the error log and the trace log.
Firmware ras *.bin This is the generic name for the ZyNOS firmware on
the switch.