Chapter 45 Maintenance
6Use put to transfer files from the computer to the Switch, for example, put firmware.bin ras transfers the firmware on your computer (firmware.bin) to the Switch and renames it to “ras”. Similarly, put config.cfg config transfers the configuration file on your computer (config.cfg) to the Switch and renames it to “config”. Likewise get config config.cfg transfers the configuration file on the Switch to your computer and renames it to “config.cfg”. See Table 142 on page 394 for more information on filename conventions.
7Enter quit to exit the ftp prompt.
45.8.3 GUI-based FTP Clients
The following table describes some of the commands that you may see in GUI- based FTP clients.
Table 143 General Commands for
COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
Host Address | Enter the address of the host server. |
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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. |
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Transfer Type | Transfer files in either ASCII (plain text format) or in binary mode. |
| Configuration and firmware files should be transferred in binary |
| mode. |
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Initial Remote | Specify the default remote directory (path). |
Directory |
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Initial Local | Specify the default local directory (path). |
Directory |
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45.8.4 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 FTP session immediately.
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