ZyXEL Communications P-312 User Manual
P312 Broadband Security Gateway
Transferring Files
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Figure 10-5
Menu 24.7.2 - System Maintenance - Upload Router Configuration File
10.5 TFTP File Transfer
In addition to the direct console port connection, the Prestige supports the up/downloading of the firmware
and the configuration file using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) over LAN. Although TFTP should
work over WAN as well, it is not recommended.
To use TFTP, your workstation must have both telnet and TFTP clients. To transfer the firmware and the
configuration file, follow the next procedure:
Step 1.
and the configuration file using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) over LAN. Although TFTP should
work over WAN as well, it is not recommended.
To use TFTP, your workstation must have both telnet and TFTP clients. To transfer the firmware and the
configuration file, follow the next procedure:
Step 1.
Use telnet from your workstation to connect to the Prestige and log in. Because TFTP does not
have any security checks, the Prestige records the IP address of the telnet client and accepts
TFTP requests only from this address.
have any security checks, the Prestige records the IP address of the telnet client and accepts
TFTP requests only from this address.
Step 2.
Put the SMT in command interpreter (CI) mode by entering 8 in Menu 24 – System
Maintenance.
Maintenance.
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.
Step 4.
Launch the TFTP client on your workstation and connect to the Prestige. Set the transfer mode
to binary before starting data transfer.
to binary before starting data transfer.
Step 5.
Use the TFTP client (see the example below) to transfer files between the Prestige and the
workstation. The file name for the firmware is
workstation. The file name for the firmware is
ras
and for the configuration file, is
rom-0
(rom-zero, not capital o).
Menu 24.7.2 - System Maintenance - Upload Router Configuration File
FTP and TFTP are the preferred methods for uploading router
firmware to your Prestige since FTP and TFTP are faster.
To upload router configuration file:
1. Enter "y" at the prompt below to go into debug mode.
2. Enter "atlc" after "Enter Debug Mode" message.
3. Wait for "Starting XMODEM upload" message before activating
Xmodem upload on your terminal.
4. After successful firmware upload, enter "atgo" to restart the
router.
firmware to your Prestige since FTP and TFTP are faster.
To upload router configuration file:
1. Enter "y" at the prompt below to go into debug mode.
2. Enter "atlc" after "Enter Debug Mode" message.
3. Wait for "Starting XMODEM upload" message before activating
Xmodem upload on your terminal.
4. After successful firmware upload, enter "atgo" to restart the
router.
Warning:
1. Proceeding with the upload will erase the current
configuration file.
2. The router's console port speed (Menu 24.2.2) may change
when it is restarted; please adjust your terminal's speed
accordingly. The password may change (menu 23), also.
3. When uploading the DEFAULT configuration file, the console
port speed will be reset to 9600 bps and the password to
"1234".
Do You Which To Proceed:(Y/N)
1. Proceeding with the upload will erase the current
configuration file.
2. The router's console port speed (Menu 24.2.2) may change
when it is restarted; please adjust your terminal's speed
accordingly. The password may change (menu 23), also.
3. When uploading the DEFAULT configuration file, the console
port speed will be reset to 9600 bps and the password to
"1234".
Do You Which To Proceed:(Y/N)