ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL Dimension GS-4012F - Manual (Page 203)

GS-4012F/4024 User’s Guide
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Figure 122 Reboot System: Start
3 Click OK again and then wait for the switch to restart. This takes up to two minutes. This
does not affect the switch’s configuration.
32.7 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.
32.7.1 Filename Conventions
The configuration file 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.
32.7.1.1 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
This is a sample FTP session saving the current configuration to a file called “config.cfg” on
your computer.
Table 76 Filename Conventions
FILE TYPE
INTERNAL
NAME EXTERNAL
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.