H3C Technologies H3C S3100 Series Switches - Manual (Page 534)

Operation Manual – FTP and TFTP
H3C S3100-52P Ethernet Switch Chapter 1 FTP and TFTP Configuration
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Device Configuration Default Description
PC
Log into the switch
through an FTP client
application.
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Caution:
The FTP-related functions require that the route between a FTP client and the FTP
server is reachable.
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FTP client
A switch can operate as an FTP client, through which you can access files on FTP
servers. In this case, you need to establish a connection between your PC and the
switch through a terminal emulation program or Telnet and then execute the ftp
X.X.X.X command on your PC. (X.X.X.X is the IP address of an FTP server.)
Table 1-2 describes the configurations needed when a switch operates as an FTP
client.
Table 1-2
Configurations needed when a switch operates as an FTP client
Device Configuration Default Description
Switch
Run the ftp command
to log into a remote
FTP server directly
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To log into a remote FTP server and
operates files and directories on it,
you need to obtain a user name and
password first.
FTP
server
Enable the FTP server
and configure the
corresponding
information including
user names,
passwords, and user
authorities
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1.1.2 FTP Configuration: A Switch Operating as an FTP Server
I. Prerequisites
A switch operates as an FTP server. A remote PC operates as an FTP client. The
network operates properly, as shown in Figure 1-1.