ZyXEL Communications 4528F User Manual

 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Switch

XGS-4526/4528F/4728F User’s Guide

• Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the Switch 

using a (supported) web browser. See 

. 

• Command Line Interface. Line commands offer an alternative to the Web 

Configurator and may be necessary to configure advanced features. See the CLI 

Reference Guide. 

• FTP. Use File Transfer Protocol for firmware upgrades and configuration backup/

restore. See 

• SNMP. The device can be monitored and/or managed by an SNMP manager. See 

Do the following things regularly to make the Switch more secure and to manage 
the Switch more effectively.

• Change the password. Use a password that’s not easy to guess and that consists 

of different types of characters, such as numbers and letters.

• Write down the password and put it in a safe place.
• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). 

Restoring an earlier working configuration may be useful if the device becomes 

unstable or even crashes. If you forget your password, you will have to reset the 

Switch to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration 

file, you would not have to totally re-configure the Switch. You could simply 

restore your last configuration.