Access Via Ftp - THOMSON SpeedTouch 605 User Manual

1.3.3 Access via FTP

File Transfer Protocol
(FTP)
File system
FTP session
File system structure
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You can access the file system of the SpeedTouch™ via the File Transfer Protocol
(FTP), in order to:
Restore or backup configuration files, templates or language packs.
Upgrade your configuration or firmware.
The SpeedTouch™ file system is stored on nonvolatile memory, and contains the
SpeedTouch™ software, service template files and (optionally) default setting files.
To open an FTP session:
Open a Command Prompt window.
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In Windows XP for instance:
On the Windows task bar, click Start.
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Select (All) Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
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At the prompt, type
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ftp
(default is 192.168.1.254).
Enter your SpeedTouch™ security user name and password.
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The default user is 'Administrator' and the default password is blank.
The example below shows an FTP session to the SpeedTouch™ file system:
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The structure of the file system is very simple: It consists of a single root directory
called and two subdirectories called
root
The directory contains:
root
all the necessary files for the SpeedTouch™ to boot correctly
the active and the dl directories
The directory contains the active software image.
active
The (download) directory contains the passive software image.
dl
If you made changes to the SpeedTouch™ configuration and saved
them, a user.ini configuration settings file is created in the
subdirectory.
followed by the IP address of your SpeedTouch™
and dl.
active
Chapter 1
Your SpeedTouch™
dl
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