ES-2048 User’s Guide

23.8.3 GUI-based FTP Clients

The following table describes some of the commands that you may see in GUI-based FTP clients.

Table 51 General Commands for GUI-based FTP Clients

COMMAND

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Host Address

Enter the address of the host server.

 

 

Login Type

Anonymous.

 

This is when a user I.D. and password is automatically supplied to the server

 

for anonymous access. Anonymous logins will work only if your ISP or service

 

administrator has enabled this option.

 

Normal.

 

The server requires a unique User ID and Password to login.

 

 

Transfer Type

Transfer files in either ASCII (plain text format) or in binary mode.

 

Configuration and firmware files should be transferred in binary mode.

Initial Remote Directory

Specify the default remote directory (path).

 

 

Initial Local Directory

Specify the default local directory (path).

 

 

23.8.4 FTP Restrictions

FTP will not work when:

•FTP service is disabled in the Service Access Control screen.

•The IP address(es) in the Remote Management screen does not match the client IP address. If it does not match, the switch will disconnect the Telnet session immediately.

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