Boot Menu; Downloading Through The Management/Upgrade Ethernet Port Using Tftp - 3Com S7906E Getting Started Manual

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By default, no password is set for the switch and you can press Enter to enter the boot menu.
While using the switch, keep in mind the modified Boot ROM password.
BOOT
1:
Download application file to device
2:
Select application file to boot
3:
Display all files in device
4:
Delete file from device
5:
Modify bootrom password
0:
Reboot
Enter your choice(0-5):

Downloading Through the Management/Upgrade Ethernet Port Using TFTP

Introduction to TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a TCP/IP protocol used for file transmission between client and
server. TFTP provides the unreliable data stream transfer service over UDP.
Downloading the host software package
1)
Connect the switch to the PC that stores the file to be downloaded through the
management/upgrade Ethernet port (the IP address of the PC is required). Connect the switch to a
PC through the console port (the two PCs can be the same one).
2)
Run the TFTP Server program on the PC connected to the Ethernet port, and specify the file
directory of the program to be downloaded.
3)
Run the terminal emulation program on the PC connected to the console port. Start the switch,
enter the boot menu (refer to section
displays "Enter your choice(0-5):" to enter the download protocol menu:
BOOT
MENU
1. Download application file to device
2. Select application file to boot
3. Display all files in device
4. Delete file from device
5. Modify bootrom password
0. Reboot
Enter your choice(0-5): 1
4)
On the download protocol menu, type 1 to select TFTP, and then press Enter to set the TFTP
parameters:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
MENU
"BOOT
Menu" on page 6-1), and enter 1 when the system
6-3

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