User guide

Chapter 12 – FTP Client
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Scenario 9 – Sending a File to the FTP Server
This scenario describes how to send a file to the FTP server:
• Without Automatic Authentication (default).
• Data connection in ACTIVE mode.
• When the user does not specify the file name in the command line with the -n option, and an entry for the
default file name does not exist in the configuration, the user is prompted for the file name. Similarly, the
user can avoid the prompting for file size by specifying file size with -s option in the command line.
Description
The IP module establishes a control connection to the specified FTP server and prompts the
host device to enter the login name and password as shown here:
Name (ip-address:admin): mtss <CR>
Password: **** <CR>
If successfully logged in, the IP module sends a message and prompts the host device to
enter Filename and Filesize and sends a message as shown here:
Connected
Filename: filename <CR>
Filesize: filesize <CR>
Enter data. Enter Ctrl+CDZ with 3 seconds delay to abort session
------ File Transfer ----
The FTP session can be aborted by holding down the Ctrl key and typing the letters CDZ
all in row with no spaces in between. You can type this at any time.
When the specified filesize is reached, the FTP session responds with the OK message.
By default the data connection is in active mode. The client sets the data transfer mode as
‘BINARY/IMAGE’ during the file transfer.
If the –m option is specified, it prompts the user for the next transaction or to quit. If the
user selects to do another transaction, then he is prompted to enter the Filename again. In
this case, the filename entered for the previous transaction will not be considered. The user
should specify the whole path. The directory specified using “Set ftp directory xxx” or the
filename specified using “set ftp filename xxx” or filesize specified using “set ftp filesize xxx”
will not be considered.
Note: If '-p' is specified in the command, the data connection will be in passive mode.
Configuration
None
Command
ftp -t [-d <directory>] [-n <filename>] [-s <filesize>] [-p] [-m] <ip-address/host-name>
Result Response
OK: FTP session closed