Filename Conventions; Example Ftp Commands; Ftp Command Line Procedure - ZyXEL Communications GS2210-8 User Manual

42.7.2 Filename Conventions

The configurat ion file ( also known as t he rom file or ROM) cont ains t he fact ory default set t ings in t he
screens such as password, Swit ch set up, I P Set up, and so on. Once you have cust om ized t he
Swit ch's set t ings, t hey can be saved back t o your com put er under a filenam e of your choosing.
ZyNOS ( ZyXEL Net work Operat ing Syst em som et im es referred t o as t he " ras" file) is t he syst em
firm ware and has a " bin" filenam e ext ension.
Table 179 Filenam e Convent ions
FILE TYPE
Configurat ion File
Firm ware

42.7.2.1 Example FTP Commands

ftp> put firmware.bin ras
This is a sam ple FTP session showing t he t ransfer of t he com put er file " firm ware.bin" t o t he Swit ch.
ftp> get config config.cfg
This is a sam ple FTP session saving t he current configurat ion t o a file called " config.cfg" on your
com put er.
I f your ( T) FTP client does not allow you t o have a dest inat ion filenam e different t han t he source,
you will need t o renam e t hem as t he Swit ch only recognizes " config" and " ras". Be sure you keep
unalt ered copies of bot h files for lat er use.
Be sure to upload the correct model firmware as uploading the wrong
model firmware may damage your device.

42.7.3 FTP Command Line Procedure

1
Launch t he FTP client on your com put er.
2 Ent er open, followed by a space and t he I P address of your Swit ch.
3 Press [ENTER] when prom pt ed for a usernam e.
4
Ent er your password as request ed ( t he default is " 1234" ) .
5 Ent er bin t o set t ransfer m ode t o binary.
Chapter 42 Maintenance
INTERNAL NAME EXTERNAL NAME
config * .cfg
ras * .bin
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DESCRIPTION
This is t he configurat ion filenam e on t he
Swit ch. Uploading t he config file replaces
t he specified configurat ion file syst em ,
including your Swit ch configurat ions,
syst em - relat ed dat a ( including t he
default password) , t he error log and t he
t race log.
This is t he generic nam e for t he ZyNOS
firm ware on t he Swit ch.