Configuration And Firmware Maintenance; Filename Convention; Firmware Upgrade; Firmware Upgrade Using The Web Configurator - ZyXEL Communications VSG-1200 User Manual

Configuration and Firmware Maintenance

Do not interrupt the file upload process as this may PERMANENTLY damage the device.

23.1 Filename Convention

The configuration file contains the factory default settings in the menus such as password, DHCP Setup, TCP/IP
Setup, etc. Once you have customized the settings of the VSG, they can be saved back to your computer under a
filename of your choosing.
The firmware or the configuration files do not have any filename conventions. There is not a specific file extension
or filename conventions that you need to follow. Therefore, you can specify any name or file extension for the
firmware and the configuration files.
However, it is recommended to use the ".bin" file extension for the firmware file and ".rom" for the configuration
file for management purposes.

23.2 Firmware Upgrade

The following sections show you how to upgrade the firmware using the SMT and the web configurator.
23.2.1

Firmware Upgrade Using the Web Configurator

There are two ways to upgrade the firmware in the VSG: manually or scheduled.
To manually upgrade the firmware, you have to down the latest firmware from www.zyxel.com. With scheduled
firmware upgrade, the VSG automatically checks for, downloads and upgrades the latest firmware every time
interval specified.
The following figure shows the top links when you click System Tools and Firmware.
Manual Firmware Upgrade
Follow the steps below to upgrade the firmware manually.
Download the latest firmware from
Step 1.
Access the web configurator. Refer to the section on accessing the web configurator for instructions.
Step 2.
Click System Tools, Firmware and the Manual Firmware Upgrade link to display the screen as
Step 3.
shown.
Configuration and Firmware Maintenance
This chapter shows you how to maintain the firmware and configuration file.
WARNING!

Figure 23-1 Firmware Upgrade: Links

www.zyxel.com
VSG-1200 Vantage Service Gateway
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to your computer. Unzip the file if it is zipped.
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