Hatteras HN4000 User Manual

Setting up FTP and DHCP Servers (For Network Administrators) 5-9
920550-5020 Rev 14 HN4000 Hardware Installation Guide
5.3 Setting up FTP and DHCP Servers (For Network
Administrators)
TheproceduresdescribedpreviouslyinthischapterrequirethatanFTPserverisavailable
fromwhichtodownloadtheHN4000systemsoftwareandthataDHCPserveris(optionally)
availabletoprovideanIPaddresstotheHN4000.TheFTPservercanrunonthesamesystem
astheDHCPserver
ortheserverscanbeondifferentsystems.
5.3.1 Setting up an FTP Server
HatterasNetworksprovidessystemsoftwarefortheHN4000switchaspackagedreleases.
Whenyoureceiveasystem‐software release(eitheronaCDorfromaHatterasNetworks
server),youmustloadthesoftwareontoanFTPserverthattheHN4000switchcanaccess.
Takethefollowinggeneralstepstoset
upanFTPserver.
Step 1. Createamain‐releasedirectoryontheFTPservertostoretheHN4000releases.For
example,HN4000_Releases.
Step 2. Createasubdirectoryforeachrelease.Forexample,HN4000_101504,
HN4000_102304,etc.
Step 3. ObtainfromtheNOCtheloginnameandpasswordfortheFTPserver.
Step
4. Copytheentirecontentsofthereleasesoftwareintoanappropriatelynamedsubdi‐
rectoryinthemainreleasedirectoryontheFTPserver.
Step 5. IftheHN4000switch’ssystemsoftwarewillbeinstalledmanuallybyCraftpersonnel,
youmustprovidetheCraftwiththe:
❒ IPaddressoftheFTPserveronwhichtheHN4000systemsoftwareislocatedand
thepathnametothesubdirectorycontainingthesystem‐softwarerelease
❒ IPaddressandIPmaskfortheHN4000switch’smanagementport
❒ IPaddressoftheHN4000gateway
Note
This section is intended for use by Network Administrators. Craft personnel will typically not be
required to set up an FTP server or DHCP server.

Hatteras HN4000 Specifications

General

Brand	Hatteras
Model	HN4000
Category	Switch
Language	English