ZyXEL Communications NXC8160 User Manual

Chapter 8 Maintenance Screen

NXC-8160 User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Use this screen to configure to where the NXC-8160 is to send logs and how often a log will 
be sent. Click Maintenance > Syslog & Monitor. The screen appears as shown. 

Table 23   Access Points 

Show 

Configuration

Click the Configuration file link to display the NXC-8160’s currect configuration 

settings. You can right-click the link and select Save Target As... to back up your 

configuration to an XML file on your computer. The backup configuration file will be 

useful in case you need to return to your previous settings.

Upload 

Configuration 

Load a configuration file from your computer to your NXC-8160. Type in the location 

of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ... to find it.

Browse... 

Click Browse... to find the file you want to upload. Remember that you must 

decompress compressed (.ZIP) files before you can upload them. 

Upload 

Click Upload to begin the upload process.

Upgrade 

Firmware

Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name 

with a .bin extension, for example, "NXC-8160.bin". The upload process uses 

HTTPs (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) and may take up to two minutes. 

After a successful upload, the system will reboot.
Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ... to 

find it.

Browse... 

Click Browse... to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must 

decompress compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them. 

Upgrade 

Click Upgrade to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two 

minutes.

Current Time 

(24h) 

This field displays the NXC-8160’s present  time and date

Set Time & Date Specify the time and date manually. Click Update to change the time and date 

immediately.

Reboot 

Controller

System restart allows you to reboot the NXC-8160 without turning the power off. 
Click Reboot to restart the NXC-8160 to have your new settings take effect 

immediately. Restart is different to reset; reset returns the device to its default 

configuration.

Apply Settings

Not all new changes on the NXC-8160 need a system reboot to take effect. Click 

Apply to apply your changes immediately when a system reboot is not required.

Back to Factory 

Defaults

Click the Restore button to clear all user-entered configuration information and 

return the NXC-8160 to its factory defaults.