Configuration manual
4. FTP, FTPS, TFTP and SFTP
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ip ftp source-address or ip ftp source-interface commands to specify the FTP client source
address or source interface.
Table 4-3 Configuring the functions of an FTP client
Step
Command
Description
Enter
the
global
configuration mode.
configure terminal
-
Configure
the
source
address of the FTP client.
ip ftp { source-interface
interface-name | source-
address ip-address }
Optional.
By default, the FTP client
uses the address of the
outgoing interface of the
route to the FTP server as
its source address to
communicate with the
FTP server.
For the security sake, some networks may restrict the communication
between the address of the outgoing interface of the route from the device
to the FTP server and the FTP server, but the other service interface
addresses are available. In this case, users can use the ip ftp source-address
or ip ftp source-interface commands to specify the FTP client source
address or source interface. For the FTPS function, the above commands
also take effect.
4.2.3
Configure a TFTP Client
Configuration Condition
None
Configure the Functions of a TFTP Client
On the device, when you use the copy command to copy files (Refer to the related sections in
"File System Management") or use the sysupdate command to upgrade the software version
(Refer to the related sections in "Software Upgrade"), the device can be triggered to act as the
TFTP client and set up a connection with the remote TFTP server.
The connection between a TFTP client and a TFTP server uses the address of the outgoing
interface of the route to the TFTP server as the source address by default. Users can also use
