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The Contivity 251 automatically restarts after a successful file upload.
33.4.4 FTP Session Example of Firmware File Upload
Figure 33-15 FTP Session Example of Firmware File Upload
331 Enter PASS command
Password:
230 Logged in
ftp> bin
200 Type I OK
ftp> put firmware.bin ras
200 Port command okay
150 Opening data connection for STOR ras
226 File received OK
ftp: 1103936 bytes sent in 1.10Seconds 297.89Kbytes/sec.
ftp> quit
More commands (found in GUI-based FTP clients) are listed earlier in this
chapter.
Refer to section 33.2.5 to read about configurations that disallow TFTP and FTP
over WAN.
33.4.5 TFTP File Upload
The Contivity 251 also supports the uploading of firmware files using TFTP
(Trivial File Transfer Protocol) over LAN. Although TFTP should work over
WAN as well, it is not recommended.
To use TFTP, your computer must have both telnet and TFTP clients. To transfer
the firmware and the configuration file, follow the procedure shown next.
Step 1.
Step 2.
Step 3.
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Use telnet from your computer to connect to the Contivity 251 and log
in. Because TFTP does not have any security checks, the Contivity 251
records the IP address of the telnet client and accepts TFTP requests
only from this address.
Put the SMT in command interpreter (CI) mode by entering 8 in Menu
24 – System Maintenance.
Enter the command "sys stdio 0" to disable the console timeout, so the
TFTP transfer will not be interrupted. Enter "command sys stdio 5" to
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