Cabletron Systems CSX1200, CSX1000 manual Tftp Configuration Elements, Tftp Background Information

CONFIGURING OTHER ADVANCED OPTIONS

TFTP

tftp change

This command allows you to change the current TFTP configuration. You can enable or disable the TFTP feature, TFTP Client, and the TFTP Server. You can also change the file access rights for the TFTP Server.

TFTP CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

OPERATIONAL STATUS OF TFTP FEATURE

You can enable or disable the TFTP feature.

OPERATIONAL STATUS OF TFTP CLIENT

You can enable or disable the TFTP client feature. The TFTP client functions are achieved through administration console commands.

OPERATIONAL STATUS OF TFTP SERVER

You can enable or disable the TFTP server feature. The TFTP Server function is invoked remotely from a TFTP host device connected to either a LAN or WAN network interface.

FILE ACCESS RIGHTS FOR THE TFTP SERVER

The file access rights associated with the configured device Id that are applied to all file accesses by the remote host.

TFTP BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) feature provides the ability through the TFTP Server, to upload and download configuration, report, statistics, and other system files to or from a remote system. The TFTP feature also provides the capability from the console for the device to send and receive the same file types through the TFTP Client function.

The TFTP feature will provide controlled read (download) and write (upload) access by remote systems to configuration, report, statistics, and other system files on target systems through the TFTP Server. The system will also have the ability to upload and download these file types to or from target remote systems through a console invoked TFTP Client function.

Access to files on an system will be controlled by configuration through Manage Mode. File access attributes are associated with the existing system device id’s (GUEST and ADMIN) to allow configuration of file access rights.

Configuration of the TFTP feature through Manage Mode allows the administrator to restrict upload and download access for each particular file type. The administrator can also disable the entire feature or a portion of the feature through Manage Mode.

The system provides both a TFTP client and a TFTP Server function. The TFTP Client is invoked via system commands from an administration session on the system console. The TFTP client uses the file access attributes of the currently logged in device id, either GUEST or ADMIN.

The TFTP Server function is invoked remotely from a TFTP host device connected to either a LAN or WAN network interface. The administrator sets the file access attributes for the TFTP Server function by associating an system device ID (GUEST or ADMIN) with the TFTP Server function. Whenever a remote host invokes the TFTP Server function in the system, the file access rights associated with the configured device ID are applied to all file accesses by the remote host.

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