Configuration Operations; Transferring Files Using Ftp - Alaxala AX2200S Series Configuration Manual

6 Configuration

6.5 Configuration operations

This section describes operations such as configuration backups and file transfers.

6.5.1 Transferring files using FTP

Use the FTP protocol to transfer files between the Switch and a remote terminal.
(1) Transferring a backup configuration file to the Switch
Transfer the backup configuration file saved on the PC to the Switch by using the FTP
protocol, and copy it to the startup configuration file by using the
On your PC, open the command prompt window. (On a standard Windows XP PC, click the
Start menu, choose All Programs and then Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.)
Move to the directory in which the backup configuration file is stored, and log in to the
Switch using the FTP protocol. Transfer the backup configuration data to the RAMDISK on
the Switch in ASCII mode.
Set a VLAN and an IP address for the port used for the FTP connection.
The following figures (6-16 and 6-17) show an example of operations using the
backup.cnf
Figure 6-16 Operations in the command prompt window: example of transferring a backup
C:¥TEMP>ftp 192.168.0.1
Connected to 192.168.0.1
220 AX1200 FTP server ready
User (192.168.0.1:(none)): operator
331 Password required
Password:
230 User logged in
ftp> asc
200 Type set to A, ASCII mode
ftp>
ftp> put backup.cnf
200 Port set okay
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection
226 Transfer complete
ftp:xxxxxx bytes sent in xx.x Seconds (xx.xx Kbytes/sec)
ftp> bye
221 Bye...see you later
C:¥TEMP>
Next, log in to the console, and use the
from the RAMDISK to the startup configuration file.
Figure 6-17 Operations on the console screen: Applying the transferred file to the Switch
> enable
# copy ramdisk backup.cnf startup-config
Do you wish to copy from RAMDISK to startup-config? (y/n):y
#
(2) Transferring a backup configuration file to a remote operation terminal
The following figure shows an example of transferring a backup configuration file stored on
the RAMDISK on the Switch to a remote operation terminal.
Log in to the console, and copy the startup configuration file to the RAMDISK by using the
copy operation command.
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file that was saved in C:¥TEMP
configuration file to the Switch
(copy command)
.
copy operation command to copy the backup file
operation command.
copy