HP Configuring the FTP client, Establishing an FTP connection

Table 9 Configuration when the device serves as the FTP server

Device	Configuration	Remarks
		Disabled by default.
	Enable the FTP server function	You can use the display ftp-server command to view the
		FTP server configuration on the device.
		Configure the username, password, and authorized
Device (FTP		directory for an FTP user.
	Configure authentication and	The device does not support anonymous FTP for security
server)
	authorization	reasons. You must set a valid username and password.
		By default, authenticated users can access the root
		directory of the device.
	Configure the FTP server	Parameters such as the FTP connection timeout time
	operating parameters
PC (FTP client)	Use the FTP client program to log	You can log in to the FTP server only after you input the
	in to the FTP server.	correct FTP username and password.

CAUTION:

•Make sure that the FTP server and the FTP client can reach each other before establishing the FTP connection.

•When you use IE to log in to the device serving as the FTP server, some FTP functions are not available. This is because multiple connections are established during the login process but the device supports only one connection at a time.

Configuring the FTP client

NOTE:

Only manage level users can use the ftp command to log in to an FTP server, enter FTP client view, and execute directory and file related commands. However, whether the commands can be executed successfully depends on the FTP server authorizations.

Establishing an FTP connection

Before you can access the FTP server, you must first establish a connection from the FTP client to the FTP server. You can either use the ftp command to establish the connection directly or use the open command in FTP client view to establish the connection.

When using the ftp command, you can specify the source interface (such as a loopback) or source IP address. The primary IP address of the specified source interface or the specified source IP address is used as the source IP address of sent FTP packets. The source address of the transmitted packets is selected following these rules:

•If no source address is specified, the FTP client uses the interface’s IP address determined by the matched route as the source IP address to communicate with an FTP server.

•If the source address is specified with the ftp client source or ftp command, this source address is used to communicate with an FTP server.

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