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Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual

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Chapter 12: File Downloads and Uploads

Section II: Advanced Operations

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server software and the file to be downloaded must be stored on
the server.

❑ You should start the TFTP server software before you begin the

download procedure.

❑ The switch on which you are downloading the file must have an IP

address and subnet mask, such as a master switch of an enhanced
stack. You cannot use TFTP on a slave switch, since that type of
switch typically does not have an IP address. Rather, you would
need to perform the download from a local management session
of the switch using Xmodem.

Downloading a

System File

from a Local

Management

Session

To download a system file onto a switch from a local management
session using Xmodem or TFTP, perform the following procedure:

1. Establish a local management session on the switch where you want

to download the system file.

2. From the Main Menu, type 5 to select System Administration.

The System Administration menu is shown in Figure 7 on page 59.

3. From the System Administration menu, type 9 to select System

Utilities.

The System Utilities menu is shown in Figure 9 on page 64.

4. For the System Utilities menu, type 2 to select Downloads and

Uploads.

The Downloads and Uploads menu is shown in Figure 44 on page
162.

5. Type 3 to select Download a File.

The following prompt is displayed:

Download Method/Protocol [X-Xmodem, T-TFTP]:

6. To download a system file using Xmodem, go to Step 7. To download

a file using TFTP, do the following:

a. Type T.

The following prompt is displayed:

TFTP Server IP address:

b. Enter the IP address of the TFTP server.

The following prompt is displayed:

Remote File Name: