Configuration and management
BAT54-Rail/F..
Release
7.54
06/08
4.4
Configuration using different tools
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4.4.4 TFTP
Certain functions cannot be run at all, or not satisfactorily, with Telnet. These
include all functions in which entire files are transferred, for example the up-
loading of firmware or the saving and restoration of configuration data. In this
case TFTP is used.
TFTP is available by default under the Windows 2000 and Windows NT op-
erating systems. It permits the simple transfer of files with other devices
across the network.
The syntax of the TFTP call is dependent on the operating system. With Win-
dows 2000 and Windows NT the syntax is:
tftp -i <IP address Host> [get|put] source [target]
Note: With numerous TFTP clients the ASCII format is preset. Therefore, for
the transfer of binary data (e.g. firmware) the binary transfer must usually
be explicitly selected.This example for Windows 2000 and Windows NT
shows you how to achieve this by using the '-i' parameter.
If the device is password protected, username and password needs to be in-
serted into the TFTP command. The file name is either made up of the mas-
ter password and the command to be executed, or of the combined user
name and password separated by a colon, plus with the command as a suf-
fix. Thus a command sent by TFTP resembles the following:
D <Master password><Command> or
D <User name>:<Password>@<Command>
Futher information concerning TFTP commands and user rights can be
foung in ’Rights for the administrators’ → page 150 and ’Access with TFTP’
→ page 152.
U Loading firmware, script or device configuration over TFTP
Instead of loading firmware or configuration files with LANconfig or WEBcon-
fig onto a device, Telnet or SSH can directly load these files over a TFTP
server. Using a TFTP server simplifies the administration of regular firmware
and/or configuration updates in large installations.
For this purpose firmware files and configuration files are provided on a TFTP
server, which works similar to a FTP server but applies a different protocol.
The files on a TFTP server can be loaded with the following commands:
D
LoadConfig
D
LoadFirmware
D
LoadScript
These commands can be used with following parameters:
D
-s <server IP address or server name>
D
-f <directory and file name>
In directory and file name the following variables are permitted:
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