Ftp Command Line Procedure; Gui-Based Ftp Clients; Ftp Restrictions - ZyXEL Communications MES-3728 User Manual

Chapter 29 Maintenance
Be sure to upload the correct model firmware as uploading the wrong model
firmware may damage your device.

29.8.2 FTP Command Line Procedure

1 Launch the FTP client on your computer.
2 Enter
3 Press [ENTER] when prompted for a username.
4 Enter your password as requested (the default is "1234").
5 Enter
6 Use
firmware.bin ras-0
Switch and renames it to "ras-0". Similarly,
configuration file on your computer (config.cfg) to the Switch and renames it to
"config". Likewise
Switch to your computer and renames it to "config.cfg". See
more information on filename conventions.
7 Enter

29.8.3 GUI-based FTP Clients

The following table describes some of the commands that you may see in GUI-based FTP
clients.
General Commands for GUI-based FTP Clients
COMMAND
Host Address
Login Type
Transfer Type
Initial Remote
Directory
Initial Local Directory

29.8.4 FTP Restrictions

FTP will not work when:
• FTP service is disabled in the Service Access Control screen.
• The IP address(es) in the Remote Management screen does not match the client IP
address. If it does not match, the Switch will disconnect the FTP session immediately.
256
, followed by a space and the IP address of your Switch.
open
to set transfer mode to binary.
bin
to transfer files from the computer to the Switch, for example,
put
transfers the firmware on your computer (firmware.bin) to the
get config config.cfg
to exit the ftp prompt.
quit
DESCRIPTION
Enter the address of the host server.
Anonymous.
This is when a user I.D. and password is automatically supplied to the server
for anonymous access. Anonymous logins will work only if your ISP or
service administrator has enabled this option.
Normal.
The server requires a unique User ID and Password to login.
Transfer files in either ASCII (plain text format) or in binary mode.
Configuration and firmware files should be transferred in binary mode.
Specify the default remote directory (path).
Specify the default local directory (path).
put config.cfg config
transfers the configuration file on the
Table 93 on page 255
MES-3728 User's Guide
put
transfers the
for