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Table 2-1 Configuration when the device serves as the FTP client
Device Configuration Remarks
Device (FTP client)
Use the ftp command to establish the
connection to the remote FTP server
If the remote FTP server supports
anonymous FTP, the device can
log in to it directly; if not, the
device must obtain the FTP
username and password first to
log in to the remote FTP server.
PC (FTP server)
Enable FTP server on the PC, and
configure the username, password,
user privilege level, and so on.
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When the device serves as the FTP server, you need to perform the following configuration:
Table 2-2 Configuration when the device serves as the FTP server
Device Configuration Remarks
Enable the FTP server function
Disabled by default.
You can use the display
ftp-server command to view the
FTP server configuration on the
device.
Configure authentication and
authorization
Configure the username,
password, authorized working
directory for an FTP user.
The device does not support
anonymous FTP for security
reasons. Therefore, you must use
a valid username and password.
By default, authenticated users
can access the root directory of
the device.
Device (FTP server)
Configure the FTP server operating
parameters
Parameters such as the FTP
connection timeout time
PC (FTP client)
Use the FTP client program to log in to
the FTP server.
You can log in to the FTP server
only after you input the correct
FTP username and password.
z The FTP function is available when a reachable route exists between the FTP server and the FTP
client.
z When you use IE to log in to the device serving as the FTP server, part of the FTP functions is not
available. This is because multiple connections are established during the login process but the
device supports only one connection at a time.
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