3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 43 File System Management43-8Table 43-11 lists the configuration of the switching as FTP server.Table 43-11 Configuration of the switch as FTP serverDevice Configuration Default DescriptionStart FTP server. FTP serveris disabled.You can view the configurationinformation of FTP server withthe display ftp-servercommand.Configure authenticationand authorization forFTP server.—Configure username, passwordand authorized directory forFTP users.SwitchConfigure runningparameters for FTPserver.— Configure timeout time valuefor FTP server.PC Log into the switch fromFTP client. — —Caution:The prerequisite for normal FTP function is that the switch and PC are reachable.43.3.2 Enabling/Disabling FTP ServerYou can use the following commands to enable/disable the FTP server on the switch.Perform the following configuration in system view.Table 43-12 Enable/disable FTP ServerOperation CommandEnable the FTP server ftp server enableDisable the FTP server undo ftp serverFTP server supports multiple users to access at the same time. A remote FTP clientsends request to the FTP server. Then, the FTP server will carry out the correspondingoperation and return the result to the client.By default, FTP server is disabled.43.3.3 Configuring the FTP Server Authentication and AuthorizationThe authorization information of FTP server includes the path to the desired directoryfor FTP users. The FTP server service is available only for the authenticated and
