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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 17 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 17-1 17.1 Filename Conventions ...17-1 17.2 Backup Configuration...17-2 17.2.1 Backup Configuration Using FTP 17-2 17.2.2 Using the FTP command ...from the DOS Prompt 17-3 17.2.3 Backup Configuration Using TFTP 17-4 17.2.4 Example: TFTP Command 17-4 17.3 Restore Configuration...17-5 17.4 Uploading Firmware and Configuration Files 17-6 17.4.1 Firmware Upload ...17-7 17.4.2 Configuration File Upload 17-7 17.4.3 Using the FTP command from the DOS Prompt Example 17-8 17.4.4 TFTP File Upload ...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 17 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance 17-1 17.1 Filename Conventions ...17-1 17.2 Backup Configuration...17-2 17.2.1 Backup Configuration Using FTP 17-2 17.2.2 Using the FTP command ...from the DOS Prompt 17-3 17.2.3 Backup Configuration Using TFTP 17-4 17.2.4 Example: TFTP Command 17-4 17.3 Restore Configuration...17-5 17.4 Uploading Firmware and Configuration Files 17-6 17.4.1 Firmware Upload ...17-7 17.4.2 Configuration File Upload 17-7 17.4.3 Using the FTP command from the DOS Prompt Example 17-8 17.4.4 TFTP File Upload ...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1-1 Internet Access Application...1-4 Figure 1-2 Corporation Network ...9-1 System Status ...9-1 Figure 9-2 System Status: Show Statistics ...9-2 Figure 9-3 Association List ...9-4 Figure 9-4 Channel Usage...9-5 Figure 9-5 Firmware Upload...9-6 Figure 9-6 Firmware Upload In Process ...9-7 Figure 9-7 Network Temporarily Disconnected 9-7 Figure 9-8 Firmware Upload Error ...9-8 Figure 9-9 Backup Configuration ...9-9 Figure 9-10 Restore Configuration ...9-9 Figure 9-11 Configuration Upload Successful 9-10 List of Figures...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide List of Figures Figure 1-1 Internet Access Application...1-4 Figure 1-2 Corporation Network ...9-1 System Status ...9-1 Figure 9-2 System Status: Show Statistics ...9-2 Figure 9-3 Association List ...9-4 Figure 9-4 Channel Usage...9-5 Figure 9-5 Firmware Upload...9-6 Figure 9-6 Firmware Upload In Process ...9-7 Figure 9-7 Network Temporarily Disconnected 9-7 Figure 9-8 Firmware Upload Error ...9-8 Figure 9-9 Backup Configuration ...9-9 Figure 9-10 Restore Configuration ...9-9 Figure 9-11 Configuration Upload Successful 9-10 List of Figures...
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... Figure 10-1 Login Screen ...10-1 Figure 10-2 Menu 23.1 System Security : Change Password 10-2 Figure 10-3 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Menu Overview Example 10-3 Figure 10-4 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Main Menu 10-5 Figure 11-1 Menu 1 General Setup...11-1 Figure 12-1 Menu 3 LAN Setup ...12-1 Figure... Example...17-3 Figure 17-3 Menu 24.6 Restore Configuration 17-6 Figure 17-4 Menu 24.7 System Maintenance : Upload Firmware 17-6 Figure 17-5 Menu 24.7.1 System Maintenance : Upload System Firmware 17-7 Figure 17-6 Menu 24.7.2 System Maintenance : Upload System Configuration File 17-8 Figure 17-7 FTP Session Example...
... Figure 10-1 Login Screen ...10-1 Figure 10-2 Menu 23.1 System Security : Change Password 10-2 Figure 10-3 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Menu Overview Example 10-3 Figure 10-4 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Main Menu 10-5 Figure 11-1 Menu 1 General Setup...11-1 Figure 12-1 Menu 3 LAN Setup ...12-1 Figure... Example...17-3 Figure 17-3 Menu 24.6 Restore Configuration 17-6 Figure 17-4 Menu 24.7 System Maintenance : Upload Firmware 17-6 Figure 17-5 Menu 24.7.1 System Maintenance : Upload System Firmware 17-7 Figure 17-6 Menu 24.7.2 System Maintenance : Upload System Configuration File 17-8 Figure 17-7 FTP Session Example...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide List of Tables xv Edit Dial-in User...13-2 Table 14-1 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration 14-3 Table 14-2 SNMP Traps.........6-14 Table 7-1 IP Setup...7-2 Table 8-1 View Log...8-2 Table 8-2 Log Settings ...8-4 Table 9-1 System Status ...9-1 Table 9-2 System Status: Show Statistics...9-2 Table 9-3 Association List...9-4 Table 9-4 Channel Usage ...9-5 Table 9-5 Firmware Upload ...9-7 Table 9-6 Restore Configuration ...9-10 Table 10-1 Main Menu Commands...10-4 Table 10-2 Main Menu Summary ...10-5 Table 11-1 Menu 1 General Setup...11-2 Table 12...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide List of Tables xv Edit Dial-in User...13-2 Table 14-1 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration 14-3 Table 14-2 SNMP Traps.........6-14 Table 7-1 IP Setup...7-2 Table 8-1 View Log...8-2 Table 8-2 Log Settings ...8-4 Table 9-1 System Status ...9-1 Table 9-2 System Status: Show Statistics...9-2 Table 9-3 Association List...9-4 Table 9-4 Channel Usage ...9-5 Table 9-5 Firmware Upload ...9-7 Table 9-6 Restore Configuration ...9-10 Table 10-1 Main Menu Commands...10-4 Table 10-2 Main Menu Summary ...10-5 Table 11-1 Menu 1 General Setup...11-2 Table 12...
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...UP] and [DOWN] are the up and running right away. Register your purchase from the ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point. ZyXEL Web Site The ZyXEL download library at www.us.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.zyxel.com contains additional support documentation. Quick Installation Guide Our Quick Installation Guide is designed to guide... between the wireless and wired networks, extending your ZyAIR. The web configurator parts of this guide contain background information solely on the configuration of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for North American products.
...UP] and [DOWN] are the up and running right away. Register your purchase from the ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point. ZyXEL Web Site The ZyXEL download library at www.us.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.zyxel.com contains additional support documentation. Quick Installation Guide Our Quick Installation Guide is designed to guide... between the wireless and wired networks, extending your ZyAIR. The web configurator parts of this guide contain background information solely on the configuration of firmware upgrades and information at www.zyxel.com for North American products.
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...the wireless network to enhance user authentication. Embedded FTP and TFTP Servers The ZyAIR's embedded FTP and TFTP servers enable fast firmware upgrades as well as configuration file backups and restoration. Use the built-in message logging and packet tracing. ♦ Unix syslog ...facility support. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide WEP Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over a telnet connection. The SMT...
...the wireless network to enhance user authentication. Embedded FTP and TFTP Servers The ZyAIR's embedded FTP and TFTP servers enable fast firmware upgrades as well as configuration file backups and restoration. Use the built-in message logging and packet tracing. ♦ Unix syslog ...facility support. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide WEP Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data frames before transmitting over a telnet connection. The SMT...
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ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 2.3 Navigating the ZyAIR Web Configurator The following summarizes how to configure advanced features such as SYSTEM (General Setup, Password), WIRELESS (...), IP and Logs (View reports and Log Settings). Click to view the web configurator in the top right corner of your ZyAIR or upgrade configuration/firmware files. Click the links under ADVANCED to navigate the web configurator. Click MAINTENANCE to exit the web configurator. Click WIZARD SETUP for initial configuration including...
ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 2.3 Navigating the ZyAIR Web Configurator The following summarizes how to configure advanced features such as SYSTEM (General Setup, Password), WIRELESS (...), IP and Logs (View reports and Log Settings). Click to view the web configurator in the top right corner of your ZyAIR or upgrade configuration/firmware files. Click the links under ADVANCED to navigate the web configurator. Click MAINTENANCE to exit the web configurator. Click WIZARD SETUP for initial configuration including...
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...can use to be used for identification purposes Maintenance 9-1 Table 9-1 System Status LABEL System Name DESCRIPTION This is for diagnostic purposes. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 9 Maintenance This chapter describes the Maintenance screens that these labels are READ-ONLY and are meant to... monitor your ZyAIR. Note that display system information such as ZyNOS firmware, port IP addresses and port traffic statistics. 9.1 Maintenance Overview The maintenance screens can help you view system information, upload new...
...can use to be used for identification purposes Maintenance 9-1 Table 9-1 System Status LABEL System Name DESCRIPTION This is for diagnostic purposes. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 9 Maintenance This chapter describes the Maintenance screens that these labels are READ-ONLY and are meant to... monitor your ZyAIR. Note that display system information such as ZyNOS firmware, port IP addresses and port traffic statistics. 9.1 Maintenance Overview The maintenance screens can help you view system information, upload new...
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... or None. Table 9-2 System Status: Show Statistics LABEL Port DESCRIPTION This is configurable. DHCP This is ZyXEL's Version proprietary Network Operating System design. ZyNOS is the Ethernet port DHCP role - ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 9-1 System Status LABEL DESCRIPTION ZyNOS Firmware This is the ZyNOS Firmware version and the date created.
... or None. Table 9-2 System Status: Show Statistics LABEL Port DESCRIPTION This is configurable. DHCP This is ZyXEL's Version proprietary Network Operating System design. ZyNOS is the Ethernet port DHCP role - ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 9-1 System Status LABEL DESCRIPTION ZyNOS Firmware This is the ZyNOS Firmware version and the date created.
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...Hoc, WEP. Click Refresh to reload the screen. 9.5 F/W Upload Screen Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that 's currently in this screen to upload firmware to your wireless LAN infrastructure (refer to your ZyAIR. "Network mode" in ...this screen. 9-6 Maintenance After a successful upload, the system will reboot. Follow the instructions in this screen refers to the Wireless LAN chapter) and WEP setup. ZyAIR B-500...
...Hoc, WEP. Click Refresh to reload the screen. 9.5 F/W Upload Screen Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that 's currently in this screen to upload firmware to your wireless LAN infrastructure (refer to your ZyAIR. "Network mode" in ...this screen. 9-6 Maintenance After a successful upload, the system will reboot. Follow the instructions in this screen refers to the Wireless LAN chapter) and WEP setup. ZyAIR B-500...
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... Browse... Click Upload to upload in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. Maintenance 9-7 This process may see the Firmware Upload in again and check your desktop. Figure 9-6 Firmware Upload In Process The ZyAIR automatically restarts in progress! Figure 9-7 Network Temporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in Process ...take up to upload. In some operating systems, you must decompress compressed (.zip) files before logging into the ZyAIR again. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 9-5 Firmware Upload LABEL File Path Browse...
... Browse... Click Upload to upload in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. Maintenance 9-7 This process may see the Firmware Upload in again and check your desktop. Figure 9-6 Firmware Upload In Process The ZyAIR automatically restarts in progress! Figure 9-7 Network Temporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in Process ...take up to upload. In some operating systems, you must decompress compressed (.zip) files before logging into the ZyAIR again. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 9-5 Firmware Upload LABEL File Path Browse...
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Figure 9-8 Firmware Upload Error 9.6 Configuration Screen See the Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance chapter for transferring configuration files using FTP/TFTP commands. Click Return to go back to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring configuration appears as shown next. 9-8 Maintenance ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide If the upload was not successful, the following screen will appear. Click MAINTENANCE, and then the Configuration tab. Information related to the F/W Upload screen.
Figure 9-8 Firmware Upload Error 9.6 Configuration Screen See the Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance chapter for transferring configuration files using FTP/TFTP commands. Click Return to go back to factory defaults, backup configuration, and restoring configuration appears as shown next. 9-8 Maintenance ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide If the upload was not successful, the following screen will appear. Click MAINTENANCE, and then the Configuration tab. Information related to the F/W Upload screen.
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... - Change Console Port Speed Menu 24.8 Command Interpreter Mode Menu 24.10 Time and Date Setting Figure 10-3 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Menu Overview Example Introducing the SMT 10-3 Log and Trace Menu 24.2 System Information and Console Port Speed Menu 24....3.1 System Maintenance - Information Menu 24.1 System Maintenance - Status Menu 24.7 Upload Firmware Menu 24.7.1 Upload System Firmware Menu 24.7.2 Upload System Configuration File Menu 24.2.2 System Maintenance - ZyAIR B-500 Main Menu ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Menu 1 General Setup Menu 3.5.1 WLAN MAC Address ...
... - Change Console Port Speed Menu 24.8 Command Interpreter Mode Menu 24.10 Time and Date Setting Figure 10-3 ZyAIR B-500 SMT Menu Overview Example Introducing the SMT 10-3 Log and Trace Menu 24.2 System Information and Console Port Speed Menu 24....3.1 System Maintenance - Information Menu 24.1 System Maintenance - Status Menu 24.7 Upload Firmware Menu 24.7.1 Upload System Firmware Menu 24.7.2 Upload System Configuration File Menu 24.2.2 System Maintenance - ZyAIR B-500 Main Menu ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Menu 1 General Setup Menu 3.5.1 WLAN MAC Address ...
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...24 System Maintenance 16.2 System Status The first selection, System Status gives you back to the previous screen. Status. Log and Trace 4. Upload Firmware 8. System Status 2. To get to System Status, type 24 to go to use these tools in the following figure. From this menu, type... 1. System Maintenance - pressing [ESC] takes you information on the status and statistics of packets sent and received. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 16 System Information and Diagnosis This chapter covers the information and diagnostic tools in SMT menus 24.1 to...
...24 System Maintenance 16.2 System Status The first selection, System Status gives you back to the previous screen. Status. Log and Trace 4. Upload Firmware 8. System Status 2. To get to System Status, type 24 to go to use these tools in the following figure. From this menu, type... 1. System Maintenance - pressing [ESC] takes you information on the status and statistics of packets sent and received. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 16 System Information and Diagnosis This chapter covers the information and diagnostic tools in SMT menus 24.1 to...
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...This is a registered trademark of your ZyAIR. System Maintenance - Routing Refers to the ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) system firmware version. DHCP This field shows the DHCP setting of the firmware. Change Console Port Speed Console Port Speed: 9600 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel...: Figure 16-5 Menu 24.2.2 System Maintenance : Change Console Port Speed After you changed in dotted decimal notation. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User...
...This is a registered trademark of your ZyAIR. System Maintenance - Routing Refers to the ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) system firmware version. DHCP This field shows the DHCP setting of the firmware. Change Console Port Speed Console Port Speed: 9600 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel...: Figure 16-5 Menu 24.2.2 System Maintenance : Change Console Port Speed After you changed in dotted decimal notation. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User...
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... and so the name (but not the extension) will need to rename them as the ZyAIR only recognizes "rom-0" and "ras". It arrives from ZyXEL with a rom filename extension. Be sure you have customized the ZyAIR's settings, they can be saved back to your computer under a filename of your...etc. ftp> get rom-0 config.cfg This is a sample FTP session showing the transfer of both files for later use. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 17 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance This chapter tells you how to backup and restore your configuration file as well as upload new...
... and so the name (but not the extension) will need to rename them as the ZyAIR only recognizes "rom-0" and "ras". It arrives from ZyXEL with a rom filename extension. Be sure you have customized the ZyAIR's settings, they can be saved back to your computer under a filename of your...etc. ftp> get rom-0 config.cfg This is a sample FTP session showing the transfer of both files for later use. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Chapter 17 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance This chapter tells you how to backup and restore your configuration file as well as upload new...
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...and "upload" are relative to back up the current router configuration to Exit: Figure 17-1 Menu 24.5 Backup Configuration 17-2 Firmware and Configuraiton File Maintenance FTP is functioning properly. System Maintenance to your workstation, follow the procedure below: 1. Press ENTER to ... requested. 3. Type 'get the following screen. For details on the ZyAIR. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 17-1 Filename Conventions FILE TYPE Configuration File Firmware INTERNAL NAME Rom-0 Ras EXTERNAL NAME *.rom *.bin DESCRIPTION This is the configuration filename on...
...and "upload" are relative to back up the current router configuration to Exit: Figure 17-1 Menu 24.5 Backup Configuration 17-2 Firmware and Configuraiton File Maintenance FTP is functioning properly. System Maintenance to your workstation, follow the procedure below: 1. Press ENTER to ... requested. 3. Type 'get the following screen. For details on the ZyAIR. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 17-1 Filename Conventions FILE TYPE Configuration File Firmware INTERNAL NAME Rom-0 Ras EXTERNAL NAME *.rom *.bin DESCRIPTION This is the configuration filename on...
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...Password: 230 Logged in this option. This is when a user I OK ftp> get rom-0 zyxel.rom 200 Port command okay 150 Opening data connection for STOR ras 226 File received OK ftp: ...327680 bytes sent in third party FTP clients. Step 5. Configuration and firmware files should be transferred in binary mode. Enter "bin" to set transfer mode to login. Step... 6. Transfer files in either ASCII (plain text format) or in binary mode. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 17.2.2 Using the FTP command from the ZyAIR to the computer, for ...
...Password: 230 Logged in this option. This is when a user I OK ftp> get rom-0 zyxel.rom 200 Port command okay 150 Opening data connection for STOR ras 226 File received OK ftp: ...327680 bytes sent in third party FTP clients. Step 5. Configuration and firmware files should be transferred in binary mode. Enter "bin" to set transfer mode to login. Step... 6. Transfer files in either ASCII (plain text format) or in binary mode. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide 17.2.2 Using the FTP command from the ZyAIR to the computer, for ...
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... For UNIX, use TFTP, your computer to connect to restore the five-minute SMT timeout (default) when the file transfer is not recommended. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 17-2 General Commands for the configuration file is rom-0 (rom-zero, not capital o). To use "get" to...during the TFTP transfer. Step 3. Note that the telnet connection must have any security checks, the ZyAIR records the IP address of the firmware and the configuration file using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) over WAN as well, it is complete. To backup the configuration file, ...
... For UNIX, use TFTP, your computer to connect to restore the five-minute SMT timeout (default) when the file transfer is not recommended. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide Table 17-2 General Commands for the configuration file is rom-0 (rom-zero, not capital o). To use "get" to...during the TFTP transfer. Step 3. Note that the telnet connection must have any security checks, the ZyAIR records the IP address of the firmware and the configuration file using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) over WAN as well, it is complete. To backup the configuration file, ...
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Stop transfer of the firmware file (*.bin extension) or configuration file (*.rom extension) on your computer. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide where "i" specifies binary image transfer mode (use this function erases the current configuration before restoring the previous ...Remote File Binary Abort DESCRIPTION Enter the IP address of the configuration file on the ZyAIR) to the following sections on the ZyAIR. Firmware and Configuraiton File Maintenance 17-5 Note that you have a backup configuration stored on the computer and renames it config.rom. The filename ...
Stop transfer of the firmware file (*.bin extension) or configuration file (*.rom extension) on your computer. ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User's Guide where "i" specifies binary image transfer mode (use this function erases the current configuration before restoring the previous ...Remote File Binary Abort DESCRIPTION Enter the IP address of the configuration file on the ZyAIR) to the following sections on the ZyAIR. Firmware and Configuraiton File Maintenance 17-5 Note that you have a backup configuration stored on the computer and renames it config.rom. The filename ...