H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual

Operation Manual – FTP and TFTP
H3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1
FTP and TFTP Configuration
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Table 1-1 Configurations needed when a switch functions as an FTP server
Device Configuration Default Description
Enable the FTP server
function
The FTP server
function is disabled by
default
You can run the
display ftp-server
command to view the
FTP server
configuration on the
switch.
Perform
authentication-/author
ization-related
configuration
By default, FTP server
logon authentication
and authorization are
not configured.
Configure user names,
passwords, and the
work directory.
Switch
Configure the
connection idle time
The default idle time is
30 minutes.
—
PC
Log into a switch
functioning as an FTP
server through an FTP
client application
— —
Caution:
The FTP-related functions require that an FTP client and the FTP server should be
reachable to each other.
z FTP client
A switch can function as an FTP client, through which you can access files on an FTP
server. In this case, you need to establish a connection between your PC and the
switch through a terminal emulation program or Telnet and then execute the ftp
X.X.X.X command on your PC (X.X.X.X is the IP address of an FTP server).
Table 1-2 describes the configurations needed when a switch functions as an FTP
client.
Table 1-2 Configurations needed when a switch functions as an FTP client
Device Configuration Default Description
Switch
Run the ftp command to
log into a remote FTP
server directly
—
To log into a remote FTP
server and manipulate
files and directories on it,
you need to obtain a user
name and password first.