3Com 4200G 12-Port, Configuration Manual

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FTP Configuration 337
Network diagram
Figure 106 Network diagram for FTP configuration (A)
Configuration procedure
1 Perform FTP server-related configurations on the PC, that is, create a user account on
the FTP server, with the user name being switch, password being hello, and the
permission to access the directory named Switch assigned to the user account. (These
operations are omitted here.)
2 Configure the switch.
Log into the switch. (You can log into a switch through the Console port or by
Telneting to the switch. See Chapter 2 for detailed information.)
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CAUTION: If the free space of the Flash of the switch is insufficient to hold the file to
be downloaded, you need to delete useless files in the flash to make room for the file.
1 Connect to the FTP server using the ftp command. You need to provide the IP address
of the FTP server, the user name and the password as well.
<S4200G> ftp 2.2.2.2
Trying …
Press CTRL+K to abort
Connected.
220 WFTPD 2.0 service (by Texas Imperial Software) ready for new user
User(none):switch
331 Give me your password, please
Password:*****
230 Logged in successfully
[ ftp]
2 Enter the authorized directory on the FTP server.
[ ftp] cd switch
3 Upload the configuration file named vrpcfg.txt to the FTP server.
[ ftp] put vrpcfg.txt
4 Download the file named switch.bin.
[ ftp] get switch.bin
5 Terminate the FTP connection and quit to user view.
[ ftp] quit
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