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Only the clients who have passed the authentication and authorization
successfully can access the FTP server.
Configuring the Running
Parameters of FTP Server
You can use the following commands to configure the connection timeout of the
FTP server. If the FTP server receives no service request from the FTP client for a
period of time, it will cut the connection to it, thereby avoiding the illegal access
from the unauthorized users. The period of time is FTP connection timeout.
Perform the following configuration in System View.
Tab le 347 Configure FTP Server Connection Timeout
By default, the FTP server connection timeout is 30 minutes.
Displaying and
Debugging FTP Server
After the above configuration, execute
display
command in all views to display
the running of the FTP Server configuration, and to verify the effect of the
configuration.
Tab le 348 Display and Debug FTP Server
The display ftp-server command can be used for displaying the configuration
information about the current FTP server, including the maximum amount of users
supported by the FTP server and the FTP connection timeout. The
display
ftp-user
command can be used for displaying the detailed information about the
connected FTP users.
Introduction to FTP
Client
As an additional function provided by the Switch, FTP client is an application
module and has no configuration functions. The Switch connects the FTP clients
and the remote server and inputs the command from the clients for corresponding
operations (such as creating or deleting a directory).
FTP Client Configuration Example
Networking Requirement
The Switch serves as the FTP client and the remote PC as the FTP server. The
configuration on the FTP server: Configure a FTP user named as Switch, with the
Configure password for local user (Local User
View)
password [ cipher | simple ]
password
Configure service type for local user (Local User
View)
service-type ftp ftp-directory
directory
Cancel password for local user (Local User View) undo password
Cancel service type for local user (Local User
View)
undo service-type ftp [
ftp-directory ]
Operation Command
Operation Command
Configure FTP server connection timeouts ftp timeout
minute
Restoring the default FTP server connection timeouts undo ftp timeout
Operation Command
Display FTP server display ftp-server
Display the connected FTP users. display ftp-user
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