Copying Configuration Files By Using Ftp - Cisco M10-RM Software Manual

Chapter 20 Managing Firmware and Configurations
The configuration file downloads, and the commands are executed as the file is parsed line-by-line.
This example shows how to configure the software from the file tokyo-confg at IP address 172.16.2.155:
ap# copy tftp://172.16.2.155/tokyo-confg system:running-config
Configure using tokyo-confg from 172.16.2.155? [confirm] y
Booting tokyo-confg from 172.16.2.155:!!! [OK - 874/16000 bytes]
Uploading the Configuration File by Using TFTP
To upload a configuration file from an access point to a TFTP server for storage, follow these steps:
Verify that the TFTP server is properly configured by referring to the
Step 1
a Configuration File by Using TFTP" section on page
Log into the access point through a Telnet session.
Step 2
Upload the access point configuration to the TFTP server. Specify the IP address or host name of the
Step 3
TFTP server and the destination filename.
Use one of these privileged EXEC commands:
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The file is uploaded to the TFTP server.
This example shows how to upload a configuration file from an access point to a TFTP server:
ap# copy system:running-config tftp://172.16.2.155/tokyo-confg
Write file tokyo-confg on host 172.16.2.155? [confirm] y
#
Writing tokyo-confg!!! [OK]

Copying Configuration Files by Using FTP

You can copy configuration 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 a configuration file from the access point to a server by using FTP, the Cisco
IOS software sends the first valid username in this list:
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The access point sends the first valid password in this list:
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copy system:running-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]
copy nvram:startup-config tftp:[[[//location]/directory]/filename]
The username specified in the copy 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 copy command if a password is specified.
The password set by the ip ftp password password global configuration command if the command
is configured.
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