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3 Launch the TFTP client on your computer and connect to the ZyXEL Device. Set the

transfer mode to binary before starting data transfer.

4 Use the TFTP client (see the example below) to transfer files between the ZyXEL Device

and the computer. The file name for the configuration file is “

rom-0

” (rom-zero, not

capital o).

Note that the telnet connection must be active before and during the TFTP transfer. For details
on TFTP commands (see following example), please consult the documentation of your TFTP
client program. For UNIX, use “

get

” to transfer from the ZyXEL Device to the computer and

“binary” to set binary transfer mode.

25.7.5 TFTP Command Configuration Backup Example

The following is an example TFTP command:

tftp [-i] host get rom-0 config.rom

where “

i

” specifies binary image transfer mode (use this mode when transferring binary files),

host

” is the ZyXEL Device IP address, “

get

” transfers the file source on the ZyXEL Device

(

rom-0

, name of the configuration file on the ZyXEL Device) to the file destination on the

computer and renames it config.rom.

25.7.6 Configuration Backup Using GUI-based TFTP Clients

The following table describes some of the fields that you may see in GUI-based TFTP clients.

Refer to

Section 25.3 on page 334

to read about configurations that disallow TFTP and FTP

over WAN.

Table 148 General Commands for GUI-based TFTP Clients

COMMAND DESCRIPTION

Host

Enter the IP address of the ZyXEL Device. 192.168.1.1 is the ZyXEL Device’s default IP

address when shipped.

Send/Fetch

Use “Send” to upload the file to the ZyXEL Device and “Fetch” to back up the file on your

computer.

Local File

Enter the path and name of the firmware file (*.bin extension) or configuration file (*.rom

extension) on your computer.

Remote File This is the filename on the ZyXEL Device. The filename for the firmware is “ras” and for

the configuration file, is “rom-0”.

Binary

Transfer the file in binary mode.

Abort

Stop transfer of the file.