Multi-Tech Systems MVP210/410/810-FX, MVP210/410/810-SS manual Enable FTP server

Chapter 6: Using the Software

3.Install FTP Client Program or Use Substitute. You should install an FTP client program on the controller PC. FTP file transfers can be done using a web browser (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer) in conjunction with a local Windows browser a (e.g., Windows Explorer), but this approach is somewhat clumsy (it requires use of two application programs rather than one) and it limits downloading to only one VOIP unit at a time. With an FTP client program, multiple VOIPs can receive FTP file transmissions in response to a single command (the transfers may occur serially however).

Although Multi-Tech does not provide an FTP client program with the MultiVOIP software or endorse any particular FTP client program, we remind our readers that adequate FTP programs are readily available under retail, shareware and freeware licenses. (Read and observe any End-User License Agreement carefully.) Two examples of this are the “WSFTP” client and the “SmartFTP” client, with the former having an essentially text-based interface and the latter having a more graphically oriented interface, as of this writing. User preferences will vary.

4. Enable FTP Functionality. Go to the IP Parameters screen and click on the “FTP Server: Enable” box.

Figure 6-35: Enable FTP server

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