Ftp Command Line Procedure; Gui-Based Ftp Clients; Ftp Restrictions - ZyXEL Communications XGS4600 Series User Manual

If your (T)FTP client does not allow you to have a destination filename different than the source, you will
need to rename them as the Switch only recognizes "config" and "ras". Be sure you keep unaltered
copies of both files for later use.
Be sure to upload the correct model firmware as uploading the wrong
model firmware may damage your device.

58.9.3 FTP Command Line Procedure

Launch the FTP client on your computer.
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Enter open, followed by a space and the IP address of your Switch.
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Press [ENTER] when prompted for a user name.
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Enter your password as requested (the default is "1234").
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Enter bin to set transfer mode to binary.
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Use put to transfer files from the computer to the Switch, for example, put firmware.bin ras transfers
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the firmware on your computer (firmware.bin) to the Switch and renames it to "ras". Similarly, put
config.cfg config transfers the configuration file on your computer (config.cfg) to the Switch and
renames it to "config". Likewise get config config.cfg transfers the configuration file on the Switch
to your computer and renames it to "config.cfg". See
filename conventions.
Enter quit to exit the ftp prompt.
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58.9.4 GUI-based FTP Clients

The following table describes some of the commands that you may see in GUI-based FTP clients.
Table 255 General Commands for GUI-based FTP Clients
COMMAND
Host Address
Login Type
Transfer Type
Initial Remote Directory
Initial Local Directory

58.9.5 FTP Restrictions

FTP will not work when:
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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).
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