WATERS NETWORK SYSTEMS
™ ProSwitch
®
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2600M User’s Manual
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7.0 File
Transfer
Use this menu to download the software running in the switch. If you select
File Transfer
from the Advanced
Management screen, the Software Upgrade screen appears. Files can be transferred with
TFTP
(through
network connection) or
Kermit
(through console connection) protocols. Highlight the method of choice and
press
Enter
to start file transfer.
Note
: The software file in the switch is divided into five modules. So, download one module at a time instead of
downloading the entire software file.
Software Configuration File
- This file contains the software configuration (VLAN, IP, Spanning Tree, …)
settings of the switch.
Hardware Configuration File
- This file contains the hardware configuration of the switch. If the wrong
hardware configuration is used, the switch may fail to work.
Debug Monitor File
- This file is used for debugging by an engineer. Please ignore it. It provides no
network management functions.
Runtime File
- This file is the main code of the switch. It controls the software version of the switch.
Web Browser File
- This file contains the http interface html code.
Receive File Via TFTP
Before using this function, you must first download load the file to the TFTP server. Next, check the connection
between the switch and the TFTP server by using the ping function.
1. Highlight
Receive File Via TFTP
and press
Enter
.
2. Highlight
the
File Name
option and press
Enter
.
3. Type a file name and press
Enter
.
4. Highlight
the
IP Address option
and press
Enter
.
5. Enter
the
IP address
of the TFTP server and press
Enter
.
6. Press
Esc
and
confirm
the file transfer (Yes or No).
Send File Via TFTP
Before using this function, check the connection between the switch and the TFTP server by using the ping
function.
1. Highlight
Send File Via TFTP
and press
Enter
.
2. Then select the file name and set the
IP address
of the TFTP server.
3. Press
Esc
to
confirm
the file transfer (Yes or No). This operation will transfer the file from the switch to the
TFTP server.
Receive File Via Kermit
Before using this function, load the terminal program and complete the console connection.
1. Highlight
Receive File Via Kermit
and press
Enter
.
2. Then
select
Yes or No
to confirm the file transfer via Kermit.
3. Start
the
file transfer
(send) operation in the terminal program with Kermit protocol.
Send File Via Kermit
Before using this function, load the terminal program and complete the console connection first.
1. Highlight
Send File Via Kermit
and press
Enter
.
2. Select the file you want to transfer and press
Enter
.
