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3 gui-based ftp clients, 4 ftp restrictions, 3 gui-based ftp clients 28.8.4 ftp restrictions – ZyXEL Communications GS-2724 User Manual

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5 Enter

bin

to set transfer mode to binary.

6 Use

put

to transfer files from the computer to the Switch, for example,

put

firmware.bin ras

transfers the firmware on your computer (firmware.bin) to the

Switch and renames it to “ras”. Similarly,

put config.cfg config

transfers the

configuration file on your computer (config.cfg) to the Switch and renames it to
“config”. Likewise

get config config.cfg

transfers the configuration file on the

Switch to your computer and renames it to “config.cfg”. See

Table 66 on page 191

for

more information on filename conventions.

7 Enter

quit

to exit the ftp prompt.

28.8.3 GUI-based FTP Clients

The following table describes some of the commands that you may see in GUI-based FTP
clients.

28.8.4 FTP Restrictions

FTP will not work when:

• FTP service is disabled in the Service Access Control screen.
• The IP address(es) in the Remote Management screen does not match the client IP

address. If it does not match, the Switch will disconnect the Telnet session immediately.

General Commands for GUI-based FTP Clients

COMMAND

DESCRIPTION

Host Address

Enter the address of the host server.

Login Type

Anonymous.
This is when a user I.D. and password is automatically supplied to the server

for anonymous access. Anonymous logins will work only if your ISP or

service administrator has enabled this option.
Normal.
The server requires a unique User ID and Password to login.

Transfer Type

Transfer files in either ASCII (plain text format) or in binary mode.

Configuration and firmware files should be transferred in binary mode.

Initial Remote

Directory

Specify the default remote directory (path).

Initial Local Directory

Specify the default local directory (path).