Router User Manual

Nortel Secure Router 8000 Series
Configuration Guide - Basic Configuration 8 FTP, TFTP, and Xmodem
Issue 5.3 (30 March 2009) Nortel Networks Inc.
8.9.5 Example of configuring XModem
Networking requirements
The router is connected with the PC through the AUX port. Log on to the router through the
AUX port to receive files from the AUX port and save the received packets to flash memory.
Configuration roadmap
1. Run the HyperTerminal on the PC and log on to the router.
2. Use the xmodem command to download the files on the router.
3. Specify the file path on the HyperTerminal.
Data preparation
To complete the configuration, you need the following data:
z
files copied to the PC
z
path of the file on the PC
Configuration procedure
Step 1 Log on to the router through the AUX port.
For details, see Chapter 2, “Configuration environment setup.”
Step 2 On the HyperTerminal, specify the file to send.
Figure 8-6 Specifying the file to send
After configuration, click Send to send the file.
Step 3 Use the Xmodem protocol to receive the file from the AUX port.
The received file is saved to the flash memory of the router and the file name is test.txt.
<Nortel> xmodem get flash:/test.txt
**** WARNING ****
xmodem is a slow transfer protocol limited to the current speed
settings of the auxiliary ports.
During the course of the download no exec input/output will be
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