3. Operations
Setting the HTTP authentication method
The Set HTTP Security command is used to set the method of authentication. The Switched PDU HTTP server
supports two authentication methods for security and validation of the username-password – Basic and MD5 digest.
For more information on authentication methods, see
Setting the HTTP authentication method:
on page 17.
To set the HTTP authentication method:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type
set http security
, followed by
basic
or
md5
and press
Enter
.
Telnet Administration
NOTE: A restart of the Switched PDU is required after setting or changing ANY Telnet/Web configurations.
See
Performing a warm boot
on page 39 for more information.
Enabling and disabling Telnet support
The Set Telnet command is used to enable or disable Telnet support.
To enable or disable Telnet support:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type
set telnet
, followed by
enabled
or
disabled
and press
Enter
.
Changing the Telnet port
With Telnet support enabled, the Telnet server watches and responds to requests on the default Telnet port number 23.
This port number may be changed using the Set Telnet Port command.
To change the Telnet socket:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type
set telnet port
, followed by the port number and press
Enter
.
Example
The following changes the Telnet port number to 7001:
Switched PDU: set telnet port 7001<Enter>
FTP Administration
You may upload new versions of firmware into the Switched PDU using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This allows
access to new firmware releases for firmware improvements and new features additions. The following
commands are used to configure the Switched PDU for an FTP firmware upload. See 0Uploading Firmware for
more information on initiating a FTP firmware upload.
Setting the FTP Host IP address
The Set FTP Host command sets the FTP host IP address allowing for firmware file uploads.
To set the FTP Host IP address:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type
set ftp host
, followed by the Host IP address and press
Enter
.
Example
The following command sets the FTP Host IP address to 12.34.56.99:
Switched PDU: set ftp host 12.34.56.99<Enter>
Setting the FTP username
The FTP Username command sets the username as required by the FTP Host.
To set the FTP username:
At the Switched PDU: prompt, type
set ftp username
, followed by the FTP username and press
Enter
.
Example
The following command sets the FTP username to Guest:
Switched PDU: set ftp username guest<Enter>
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