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Introducing the ftp server, 1 logging in to the ftp server, 2 upload firmware – ZyXEL Communications P-870MH-C1 User Manual

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P-870MH-C1 User’s Guide

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Introducing the FTP Server

This chapter explains how to log in, use, and log out of the FTP server in the P-870MH-C1.
You can use the FTP server to upload firmware, back up the current configuration, and restore
a previously-saved configuration.

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The procedures depend on the FTP client you use. The following examples use
the standard, command-based FTP client provided in Windows 2000.

4.1 Logging in to the FTP Server

1 FTP to the device. The default IP address is

192.168.1.2

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2 When prompted, leave the user name blank, and enter the password (default: 1234).

The P-870MH-C1 displays the prompt.

4.2 Upload Firmware

On your computer, the new firmware file has a .bin extension. (If you have a compressed file,
uncompress it first.) On the P-870MH-C1, the firmware is called ras (no extension).
Follow these directions to upload new firmware to the P-870MH-C1.

1 Log in to the device using FTP. See

Section 4.1 on page 35

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2 Change the transfer mode to binary.

Figure 17 User Name and Password

C:\>ftp 192.168.1.2
Connected to 192.168.1.2.
220 FTP version 1.0 ready at Wed Jan 01 03:44:06 2003
User (192.168.1.2:(none)):
331 Enter PASS command
Password:
230 Logged in

Figure 18 Prompt

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