3Com 4210 PWR Configuration Manual page 479

Figure 163 Local loading using FTP client
Console port
PC
1 As shown in Figure 163, connect the switch through an Ethernet port to the FTP
server, and connect the switch through the Console port to the configuration PC.
n
You can use one computer as both configuration device and FTP server.
2 Run the FTP server program on the FTP server, configure an FTP user name and
password, and copy the program file to the specified FTP directory.
3 Run the HyperTerminal program on the configuration PC. Start the switch. Then
enter the BOOT Menu.
At the prompt "Enter your choice(0-9):" in the BOOT Menu, press <6> or
<Ctrl+U>, and then press <Enter> to enter the Boot ROM update menu shown
below:
Bootrom update menu:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter
0. Return to boot menu
Enter your choice(0-3):
4 Enter 2 in the above menu to download the Boot ROM using FTP. Then set the
following FTP-related parameters as required:
Load File name
Switch IP address
Server IP address
FTP User Name
FTP User Password
5 Press <Enter>. The system displays the following information:
Are you sure to update your bootrom?Yes or No(Y/N)
6 Enter Y to start file downloading or N to return to the Boot ROM update menu. If
you enter Y, the system begins to download and update the program. Upon
completion, the system displays the following information:
Loading........................................done
Bootrom updating..........done!
Loading host software
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Follow these steps to load the host software:
1 Select <1> in BOOT Menu and press <Enter>. The system displays the following
information:
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter
2. Set FTP protocol parameter
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter
Switch
Ethernet port
FTP Client FTP Server
:switch.btm
:10.1.1.2
:10.1.1.1
:switch
:abc
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