ZyXEL Communications 650HW User Manual

Prestige 650HW ADSL Router User’s Guide 

Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance   

11-7 

The configuration data, system-related data, the error log and the trace log are all stored in the configuration 
file. Please be aware that uploading the configuration file replaces everything contained within.  

FTP is the preferred method for uploading the firmware and configuration. To use this feature, your 
computer must have an FTP client.  

When you telnet into the Prestige, you will see the following screens for uploading firmware and the 
configuration file using FTP. 

You see the following screen when you telnet into menu 24.7.2. 

Menu 24.7 -- System Maintenance - Upload Firmware 

1. Upload System Firmware 

2. Upload System Configuration File 

 

 

Enter Menu Selection Number: 

Menu 24.7.1 - System Maintenance - Upload System Firmware 

To upload the system firmware, follow the procedure below: 

  1. Launch the FTP client on your workstation. 

  2. Type "open" and the IP address of your system. Then type "root" and 
     SMT password as requested. 

  3. Type "put firmwarefilename ras" where "firmwarefilename" is the name 

     of your firmware upgrade file on your workstation and "ras" is the 

     remote file name on the system. 

  4. The system reboots automatically after a successful firmware upload. 

For details on FTP commands, please consult the documentation of your FTP 

client program. For details on uploading system firmware using TFTP (note 

that you must remain on this menu to upload system firmware using TFTP), 

please see your manual. 

Press ENTER to Exit: