Operation Manual – FTP and TFTPH3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 FTP and TFTP Configuration1-4Note:z Only one user can access an S7500 switch at a time when the switch functions asan FTP server.z FTP services are implemented in this way: An FTP client sends FTP requests to theFTP server. The FTP server receives the requests, performs operations accordingly,and returns the results to the FTP client.z To prevent unauthorized access, an FTP server disconnects itself from an FTPclient when it does not receive requests from the FTP client within a specific periodknown as the connection idle time.z An S7500 switch functioning as an FTP server cannot receive a file whose sizeexceeds its storage space. A client attempting to upload such a file will bedisconnected from the FTP server due to lack of storage space on the FTP server.III. Authentication and authorization configurationAn FTP server authenticates an FTP client by the user name and the password itprovides. When an FTP client passes the authentication, the authorization is done byallocating the FTP client a work directory. An FTP server provides services to the FTPclients that are both authenticated and authorized successfully.The configurations such as configuring a user name, password, the way to displaypasswords, service type, are performed on FTP servers. Refer to the information aboutthe local-user, local-user password-display-mode, password, and service-typecommands in the “AAA&RADIUS&HWTACACS&EAD” part of this manual.IV. Displaying and maintaining FTP server configurationTo do… Use the command… RemarksDisplay the information about FTPserver configurations on a switch display ftp-serverDisplay the current online FTP user display ftp-userAvailable in anyview1.1.3 Configuration Example: A Switch Functioning as an FTP ServerI. Network requirementsA switch functions as an FTP server and a remote PC functions as an FTP client.z Create a user account on the FTP server with the user name “switch” andpassword “hello”. The work directory assigned for FTP clients is the root directoryof the flash.
