ZyXEL Communications IES-612-51A User Manual

 Chapter 1 Getting to Know the IES-612-51A

IES-612-51A User’s Guide

Use any of the following methods to manage the IES-612-51A.

• Web Configurator. This is recommended for everyday management of the IES-612-51A 

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 

. 

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

See 

• SNMP. The IES-612-51A can be monitored and/or managed by an SNMP manager. See 

. 

Do the following things regularly to make the IES-612-51A more secure and to manage the 
IES-612-51A 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 IES-612-51A becomes unstable or even 
crashes. If you forget your password, you will have to use the console port to reset the 
IES-612-51A to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier configuration file, 
you would not have to totally re-configure the IES-612-51A. You could simply restore 
your last configuration.