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Table 33 Configuration when the device serves as the FTP client

Device Configuration

Remarks

SecPath (FTP client)

Use the ftp command to establish the
connection to the remote FTP server

If the remote FTP server supports anonymous
FTP, the device can log in to it directly; if not,
the device must obtain the FTP username and

password first to log in to the remote FTP

server.

PC (FTP server)

Enable FTP server on the PC, and
configure the username, password,
user privilege level, and so on.

N/A

When the device serves as the FTP server, you need to perform the following configuration:

Table 34 Configuration when the device serves as the FTP server

Device Configuration Remarks

SecPath (FTP
server)

Enable the FTP server function

Disabled by default.
You can use the display ftp-server command to view the

FTP server configuration on the device.

Configure authentication and
authorization

Configure the username, password, and authorized
directory for an FTP user.
The device does not support anonymous FTP for security
reasons. You must set a valid username and password.

By default, authenticated users can access the root

directory of the device.

Configure the FTP server
operating parameters

Parameters such as the FTP connection timeout time

PC (FTP client)

Use the FTP client program to log
in to the FTP server.

You can log in to the FTP server only after you input the
correct FTP username and password.

CAUTION:

Make sure that the FTP server and the FTP client can reach each other before establishing the FTP
connection.

When you use IE to log in to the device serving as the FTP server, some FTP functions are not available.
This is because multiple connections are established during the login process but the device supports

only one connection at a time.

Using the device as an FTP client

NOTE:

Only users with the manage level can use the ftp command to log in to an FTP server, enter FTP client view,
and execute directory and file related commands. However, whether the commands can be executed

successfully depends on the authorizations of the FTP server.