Cabletron Systems CSX1000 - Manual (Page 349)

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C ONFIGURING O THER A DVANCED O PTIONS
TFTP
tftp change
This command allows you to change the current TFTP configuration. You can enable or disable
the TFTP feature, TFTP Client, and the TFTP Server. You can also change the file access rights
for the TFTP Server.
TFTP C ONFIGURATION E LEMENTS
O PERATIONAL S TATUS OF TFTP F EATURE
You can enable or disable the TFTP feature.
O PERATIONAL S TATUS OF TFTP C LIENT
You can enable or disable the TFTP client feature. The TFTP client functions are achieved through
administration console commands.
O PERATIONAL S TATUS OF TFTP S ERVER
You can enable or disable the TFTP server feature. The TFTP Server function is invoked remotely
from a TFTP host device connected to either a LAN or WAN network interface.
F ILE A CCESS R IGHTS FOR THE TFTP S ERVER
The file access rights associated with the configured device Id that are applied to all file accesses by
the remote host.
TFTP B ACKGROUND I NFORMATION
The TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) feature provides the ability through the TFTP Server, to
upload and download configuration, report, statistics, and other system files to or from a remote
system. The TFTP feature also provides the capability from the console for the device to send and
receive the same file types through the TFTP Client function.
The TFTP feature will provide controlled read (download) and write (upload) access by remote
systems to configuration, report, statistics, and other system files on target systems through the
TFTP Server. The system will also have the ability to upload and download these file types to or
from target remote systems through a console invoked TFTP Client function.
Access to files on an system will be controlled by configuration through Manage Mode. File access
attributes are associated with the existing system device id’s (GUEST and ADMIN) to allow
configuration of file access rights.
Configuration of the TFTP feature through Manage Mode allows the administrator to restrict
upload and download access for each particular file type. The administrator can also disable the
entire feature or a portion of the feature through Manage Mode.
The system provides both a TFTP client and a TFTP Server function. The TFTP Client is invoked
via system commands from an administration session on the system console. The TFTP client uses
the file access attributes of the currently logged in device id, either GUEST or ADMIN.
The TFTP Server function is invoked remotely from a TFTP host device connected to either a LAN
or WAN network interface. The administrator sets the file access attributes for the TFTP Server
function by associating an system device ID (GUEST or ADMIN) with the TFTP Server function.
Whenever a remote host invokes the TFTP Server function in the system, the file access rights
associated with the configured device ID are applied to all file accesses by the remote host.