ZyXEL Communications 3.1 User Manual

Chapter 39 File Manager

ZyWALL (ZLD) CLI Reference Guide

 These files have the same syntax, which is also identical to the way you run CLI commands 
manually. An example is shown below.    

While configuration files and shell scripts have the same syntax, the ZyWALL applies configuration 
files differently than it runs shell scripts. This is explained below.

You have to run the example in 

 as a shell script because the first command is 

run in Privilege mode. If you remove the first command, you have to run the example as a 
configuration file because the rest of the commands are executed in Configuration mode. (See 

 for more information about CLI modes.)

In a configuration file or shell script, use “#” or “!” as the first character of a command line to have 
the ZyWALL treat the line as a comment. 

Your configuration files or shell scripts can use “exit” or a command line consisting of a single “!” to 
have the ZyWALL exit sub command mode.

Note: “exit” or “!'” must follow sub commands if it is to make the ZyWALL exit sub 

command mode.

Configuration File / Shell Script: Example

# enter configuration mode

configure terminal

# change administrator password

username admin password 4321 user-type admin

# configure ge3

interface ge3

ip address 172.23.37.240 255.255.255.0

ip gateway 172.23.37.254 metric 1

exit

# create address objects for remote management / to-ZyWALL firewall rules

# use the address group in case we want to open up remote management later

address-object TW_SUBNET 172.23.37.0/24

object-group address TW_TEAM

address-object TW_SUBNET

exit

# enable Telnet access (not enabled by default, unlike other services)

ip telnet server

# open WAN-to-ZyWALL firewall for TW_TEAM for remote management

firewall WAN ZyWALL insert 4

sourceip TW_TEAM

service TELNET

action allow

exit

write

Configuration Files and Shell Scripts in the ZyWALL

Configuration Files (.conf)

Shell Scripts (.zysh)

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Resets to default configuration.

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Goes  into  CLI  Configuration mode.

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Runs the commands in the configuration file.

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Goes  into  CLI  Privilege mode.

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Runs the commands in the shell script.