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18-8 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance
FTP is the preferred methods for restoring your current computer configuration to your ZyWALL since it is
faster. Please note that you must wait for the system to automatically restart after the file transfer is
complete.
WARNING!
DO NOT INTERUPT THE FILE TRANSFER PROCESS AS THIS MAY
PERMANENTLY DAMAGE YOUR ZYWALL. WHEN THE RESTORE
CONFIGURATION PROCESS IS COMPLETE, THE ZYWALL WILL AUTOMATICALLY
RESTART.
18.3.1 Restore Using FTP or TFTP
For details about backup using (T)FTP please refer to earlier sections on FTP and TFTP file upload in this
chapter.
Figure 18-7 Telnet into Menu 24.6
18.3.2 Procedure To Restore Using FTP
Step 1. Launch the FTP client on your computer.
Step 2. Enter “open”, followed by a space and the IP address of your ZyWALL.
Menu 24.6 -- System Maintenance - Restore Configuration
To transfer the firmware and configuration file to your workstation, follow the
procedure below:
1. Launch the FTP client on your workstation.
2. Type "open" and the IP address of your router. Then type "root" and
SMT password as requested.
3. Type "put backupfilename rom-0" where backupfilename is the name of
your backup configuration file on your workstation and rom-spt is the
remote file name on the router. This restores the configuration to
your router.
4. The system reboots automatically after a successful file transfer
For details on FTP commands, please consult the documentation of your FTP
client program. For details on backup using TFTP (note that you must remain
in this menu to back up using TFTP), please see your System manual.
Press ENTER to Exit: