Chapter 6: Using the Software
FTP Server File Transfers (“Downloads”)
The terminology of “downloads” and “uploads” gets a bit confusing in this context. File transfers from a client to a server are typically considered “uploads.” File transfers from a large repository of data to machines with less data capacity are considered “downloads.” In this case, these metaphors are contradictory: the FTP server is actually housed in the MultiVOIP GSM unit, and the controller PC, which is actually the repository of the info to be transferred, uses an FTP client program. In this situation, we have chosen to call the transfer of files from the PC to the VOIP “downloads.” (Be aware that some FTP client programs may use the opposite terminology, i.e., they may refer to the file transfer as an “upload “)
You can download firmware, default configuration parameters, and phonebook data for the MultiVOIP GSM unit with this FTP functionality. These downloads are done over a network, not by a local serial port connection. Consequently, VOIPs at distant locations can be updated from a central control point.
The phonebook downloading feature greatly reduces the
To transfer files using the FTP server functionality in the MultiVOIP GSM, follow these directions.
1.Establish Network Connection and IP Addresses. Both the controller PC and the MultiVOIP GSM unit(s) must be connected to the same IP network. An IP address must be assigned for each.
2.Establish User Name and Password. You must establish a user name and (optionally) a password for contacting the VOIP over the IP network. (When connection is made via a local serial connection between the PC and the VOIP unit, no user name is needed.)
Change password
As shown above, the user name and password can be set in the web interface as well as in the Windows interface.
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