ZyXEL Communications 650HW User Manual
Prestige 650HW ADSL Router User’s Guide
Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance
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Step 3. Enter command “sys stdio 0” to disable the SMT timeout, so the TFTP transfer will not be
interrupted. Enter command “sys stdio 5” to restore the five-minute SMT timeout (default) when
the file transfer is complete.
the file transfer is complete.
Step 4. Launch the TFTP client on your computer and connect to the Prestige. Set the transfer mode to
binary before starting data transfer.
Step 5. Use the TFTP client (see the example below) to transfer files between the Prestige 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 and the SMT in CI mode 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 Prestige to the computer and “binary” to set
binary transfer mode.
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 Prestige to the computer and “binary” to set
binary transfer mode.
11.2.4 Example: TFTP Command
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
Prestige IP address, “get” transfers the file source on the Prestige (rom-0 name of the configuration file on
the Prestige) to the file destination on the computer and renames it config.rom.
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
Prestige IP address, “get” transfers the file source on the Prestige (rom-0 name of the configuration file on
the Prestige) to the file destination on the computer and renames it config.rom.
The following table describes some of the fields that you may see in third party TFTP clients.
Table 11-3 General Commands for Third Party TFTP Clients
COMMAND DESCRIPTION
Host
Enter the IP address of the Prestige. 192.168.1.1 is
the Prestige’s default IP address when shipped.
the Prestige’s default IP address when shipped.
Send/Fetch
Use “Send” to upload the file to the Prestige and
“Fetch” to back up the file on your computer.
“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.
extension) or configuration file (*.rom extension) on
your computer.
Remote File
This is the filename on the Prestige. The filename
for the firmware is “ras” and for the configuration file,
is “rom-0”.
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.