Using Ftp; Using Ftp To Log Into The Switch - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6450 Management Manual

Using FTP

Using FTP
The OmniSwitch can function as an FTP server. Any standard FTP client may be used.
Note. An FTP connection is not secure. Secure Shell is recommended instead of FTP or Telnet as a secure
method of accessing the switch.

Using FTP to Log Into the Switch

You can access the OmniSwitch with a standard FTP application. To log in to the switch, start your FTP
client. Where the FTP client asks for "Name", enter the IP address of your switch. Where the FTP client
asks for "User ID", enter the username of your login account on the switch. Where the FTP client asks for
"Password", enter your switch password.
You can use the switch as an FTP client in a case where you do not have access to a workstation with an
FTP client. You can establish an FTP session locally by connecting a terminal to the switch console port.
You can also establish an FTP session to a remote switch by using a Telnet session. Once you are logged
into the switch as an FTP client, you can use standard FTP commands.
You can use the switch
name, and the ftp6 command to start an FTPv6 session followed by relevant IPv6 address or hostname
over an IPv6 environment. You have to specify the name of the particular IPv6 interface, if the target has
been specified using the link-local address.
Note. If you are using Authenticated Switch Access (ASA), the port interface must be authenticated for
FTP use and the username profile must have permission to use FTP. Otherwise the switch does not accept
an FTP login. For information about ASA, refer to
The following is an example of how to start an FTP session to an OmniSwitch with an IP address of
.
198.23.9.101
->ftp 198.23.9.101
Connecting to [198.23.9.101]...connected
220 cosmo FTP server (UNIX(r) System V Release 4.1) ready
Name:
You need to enter a valid user name and password for the host you specified with the
which you will get a screen similar to the following display:
Name:Jsmith
331 Password required for Jsmith
Password: *****
230 User Jsmith logged in.
The following is an example of how to start an FTPv6 session to an OmniSwitch with an IPv6 address of
fe80::a00:20ff:fea8:8961
-> ftp6 fe80::a00:20ff:fea8:8961 intf1
Connecting to [fe80::a00:20ff:fea8:8961]...connected
220 cosmo FTP server (UNIX(r) System V Release 4.1) ready
Name:
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ftp command to start an FTP session followed by the relevant IP address or host-
.
OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Switch Management Guide
Chapter 10, "Managing Switch Security."
Logging Into the Switch
ftp command, after
June 2013