Chapter 25 Firmware And Configuration File Maintenance; Filename Conventions; Table 25-1 Filename Conventions - ZyXEL Communications IES-2000 User Manual

This chapter tells you how to back up and restore your configuration file as well as upload new firmware

25.1 Filename Conventions

The configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains the factory default settings in the menus such as
password, TCP/IP Setup, etc. It arrives from ZyXEL with a "rom" filename extension. Once you have customized
the VLC1012 '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. With many FTP and TFTP clients, the filenames are similar to those seen next.
ftp> put firmware.bin ras
This is a sample FTP session showing the transfer of the computer file " firmware.bin" to the VLC1012.
ftp> get rom-0 config.cfg
This is a sample FTP session saving the current configuration to the computer file "config.cfg".
If your (T)FTP client does not allow you to have a destination filename different than the source, you will need to
rename them as the VLC1012 only recognizes "rom-0" and "ras". Be sure you keep unaltered copies of both files
for later use.
The following table is a summary. Please note that the internal filename refers to the filename on the VLC1012 and
the external filename refers to the filename not on the VLC1012, that is, on your computer, local network or FTP
site and so the name (but not the extension) may vary. After uploading new firmware, see the ZyNOS F/W
Version field in Menu 24.2.1 — System Maintenance — Information to confirm that you have uploaded the
correct firmware version. The AT command is the command you enter after you press "y" when prompted in the
SMT menu to go into debug mode.
FILE TYPE INTERNAL
Configuration File Rom-0
Firmware Ras
Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance
Firmware and Configuration File

Table 25-1 Filename Conventions

EXTERNAL
NAME NAME
*.rom
*.bin
DESCRIPTION
This is the configuration filename on the VLC1012.
Uploading the rom-0 file replaces the entire ROM file
system, including your VLC1012 configurations, system-
related data (including the default password), the error
log and the trace log.
This is the generic name for the ZyNOS firmware on the
VLC1012.
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and a new configuration file.
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