Cameron Scanner 3100 EFM - Appendix B-Ftp Downloads; Downloading SDF Files from the Scanner 3100

Appendix B—FTP Downloads
FTP downloads provide an alternative to the web interface download process and may be preferred for expediting down-
loads, particularly if you have no other need to log into the web interface. FTP downloads can be performed with a router
connection to the Scanner, or with a physical Ethernet cable connection between the PC/laptop and the Scanner. The only
piece of information required is the IP address of the Scanner 3100 storing the archive les.
The following steps describe the FTP download process using the Windows FTP Command executable le.
Important Other third-party FTP le managers, such as File Commander, provide a graphical interface. Please
note that the Scanner 3100 currently supports only one FTP session at a time; some software pro-
grams require two simultaneous sessions to function properly.
Downloading SDF Files from the Scanner 3100
To download SDF les using Windows FTP Command prompts, perform the following steps:
1. Access the Command Prompt window by clicking the Start button.
2. Type cmd and click Enter.
3. Type ftp <IP address of the Scanner 3100 device> and click Enter.
4. At the prompt, type <your login name> and click Enter.
5. At the prompt, type <your login password> and click Enter.
6. Type cd archives and click Enter to access the parent level of the directory. This directory contains three folders
of SDF les: full, recent, and events.
7. Type cd <file type> (for example, cd full to select the full folder) and click Enter.
8. Type ls or dir to view a list of .sdf les inside the folder. The command “dir” provides additional details about the
les such as archive timestamp and le size.
9. To download an .sdf le, type get <complete filename> c:<location for saving the SDF
file> and click Enter.
10. To download a batch of .sdf les, type bye to exit the connection. The command prompt will display your default
directory. Unlike the single le download process where you can specify the desired location of the download les
as part of the command string, batch downloads require you to establish the intended location before the download
command it issued.
11. If the current directory is not where the SDF les are to be stored, type cd <desired directory path for
storing SDF files> and click Enter.
12. Type cd archives\<file type> (for example, cd archives\full) and click Enter.
13. Type prompt and click Enter.
14. Type m g e t <*.s d f > and click Enter. The batch of les should automatically be transferred to the directory path
designated in step 11.
Note FTP clients are prone to timeouts. To restart following a timeout, type open <Scanner IP address>.
Note To move back one level in your directory path, type c d ..
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Scanner 3100 EFM Appendix B