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AES-100 User’s Guide
Configuration Backup/Restore 9-1
Chapter 9
Configuration Backup/Restore
This chapter describes the process for backing up your user settings (configuration) from the AES-100
onto your computer and how to restore them to the AES-100.
The AES-100 uses TFTP for configuration backup/restore through its built -in TFTP server. You can use any
TFTP client to connect to the AES-100.
Do not turn off the AES-100 during the updating process, as it may corrupt the firmware and make your
AES-100 unusable.
9.1 Configuration Files of the AES-100
The AES-100 uses configuration files to store the user’s settings, so they can be applied the next time the AES-
100 is booted. The AES-100 has the following seven important configuration files:
initadsl =
The configuration file for ADSL ports.
resolve =
The configuration file for IP parameters.
initbridge =
The configuration file for bridge settings.
password =
The configuration file for the console and Telnet password.
services =
The configuration file for IP services.
initether =
The configuration file for Ethernet port settings.
snmpinit =
The configuration file for SNMP settings.
9.2 Control Files Used In TFTP Operation
TFTP is a simple file transfer protocol and lacks a password checking feature. The AES-100 requires users to
transfer a special file to achieve authentication functions. This file contains the SNMP’s write community string.
In addition, there may be more than one configuration file to restore into the AES-100, so it is necessary to tell the
AES-100 the beginning and end of the list of configuration files you want to restore. This way the AES-100 can
know when to write the restored configuration files to nonvolatile memory. There are three control files used in
TFTP operation:
tftplock.key =
This file contains the SNMP write community string (password).
tftpupdt.beg =
An empty file (with no content). Acts as a mark of the beginning of the
restore process, used only in restoration.
tftpupdt.end =
An empty file (with no content). Acts as a mark of the end of the restore
process, used only in restoration.