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Table 2-1
Configuration when the device serves as the FTP client
Device
Configuration
Remarks
Device (FTP client)
Use the
ftp
command to
establish the connection to the
remote FTP server
If the remote FTP server
supports anonymous FTP, the
device can log in to it directly; if
not, the device must obtain the
FTP username and password
first to log in to the remote FTP
server.
PC (FTP server)
Enable FTP server on the PC,
and configure the username,
password, user privilege level,
and so on.
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When the device serves as the FTP server, you need to perform the following configuration:
Table 2-2
Configuration when the device serves as the FTP server
Device
Configuration
Remarks
Enable the FTP server function
Disabled by default.
You can use the
display
ftp-server
command to view
the FTP server configuration on
the device.
Configure authentication and
authorization
Configure the username,
password, authorized working
directory for an FTP user.
The device does not support
anonymous FTP for security
reasons. Therefore, you must
use a valid username and
password. By default,
authenticated users can access
the root directory of the device.
Device (FTP server)
Configure the FTP server
operating parameters
Parameters such as the FTP
connection timeout time
PC (FTP client)
Use the FTP client program to
log in to the FTP server.
You can log in to the FTP
server only after you input the
correct FTP username and
password.
z
The FTP function is available when a reachable route exists between the FTP server and the FTP
client.
z
When you use IE to log in to the device serving as the FTP server, part of the FTP functions is not
available. This is because multiple connections are established during the login process but the
device supports only one connection at a time.
