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Chapter 17
Managing Firmware and Configurations
The archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command builds an image file on the server by uploading these
files in order: info, the IOS image, the HTML files, and info.ver. After these files are uploaded, the
upload algorithm creates the tar file format.
Copying Image Files by Using FTP
You can download an bridge image from an FTP server or upload the image from the bridge to an FTP
server.
You download an bridge image file from a server to upgrade the bridge software. You can overwrite the
current image with the new one or keep the current image after a download.
You upload an bridge image file to a server for backup purposes. You can use this uploaded image for
future downloads to the bridge or another bridge of the same type.
This section includes this information:
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Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File by Using FTP
You can copy images files to or from an FTP server.
The FTP protocol requires a client to send a remote username and password on each FTP request to a
server. When you copy an image file from the bridge to a server by using FTP, the Cisco IOS software
sends the first valid username in this list:
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The bridge sends the first valid password in this list:
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The username and password must be associated with an account on the FTP server. If you are writing to
the server, the FTP server must be properly configured to accept the FTP write request from you.
Use the ip ftp username and ip ftp password commands to specify a username and password for all
copies. Include the username in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC
command if you want to specify a username only for that operation.
If the server has a directory structure, the image file is written to or copied from the directory associated
with the username on the server. For example, if the image file resides in the home directory of a user
on the server, specify that user's name as the remote username.
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Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File by Using FTP, page 17-23
Downloading an Image File by Using FTP, page 17-24
Uploading an Image File by Using FTP, page 17-26
The username specified in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC
command if a username is specified.
The username set by the ip ftp username username global configuration command if the command
is configured.
Anonymous.
The password specified in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC
command if a password is specified.
The password set by the ip ftp password password global configuration command if the command
is configured.
The bridge forms a password named username@apname.domain. The variable username is the
username associated with the current session, apname is the configured host name, and domain is
the domain of the bridge.
Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide
Working with Software Images
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