Multitech MultiVOIP MVPFXS-16, User Manual

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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., Mozilla 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 MultiTech 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. Examples here show use of both programs.
4.
Enable FTP Functionality . Go to the IP Parameters screen and click on the “FTP Server: Enable” box.
FTP is enabled by default. You would need to re-enable it only if it had been turned off.