NETGEAR MS510TXPP 8 Port Gigabit PoE Managed Switch User Manual

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Smart Managed Pro Switches MS510TX and MS510TXPP

Maintain the Switch and Perform

Troubleshooting

User Manual

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To export a file from the switch to the TFTP server:

1.

Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.

You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.

2.

Launch a web browser.

3.

In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.

If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see

Access the Switch on page

14

.

The login window opens.

4.

Enter the switch’s password in the

Password

field.

The default password is

password

.

The System Information page displays.

5.

Select

Maintenance > Export > TFTP File Export

.

The TFTP File Export page displays.

6.

From the

File Type

menu, select the type of file:

Text Configuration

. A text-based configuration file enables you to edit a configured

text file (

startup-config

) offline as needed. The most common usage of

text-based configuration is to export a working configuration from a device, edit it
offline to personalize it for another similar device (for example, change the device
name or IP address), and download it to that device.

Flash Logs

. The flash logs file.

7.

From the

Server Address Type

menu, select the format for the

Server Address

field:

IPv4

. Indicates that the TFTP server address is an IP address in dotted-decimal

format. This is the default setting.

DNS

. Indicates that the TFTP server address is a host name.

8.

In the

Server Address

field, enter the IP address of the server in the format specified by the

server address type.

9.

In the

Transfer File Path

field, specify the path on the TFTP server where you want to save

the file.

You can enter up to 32 characters. Include the backslash at the end of the path. A path
name with a space is not accepted. Leave this field blank to save the file to the root TFTP
directory.

10.

In the

Transfer File Name

field, specify a name for the file to be exported.

You can enter up to 32 characters. The transfer fails if you do not specify a file name. For
an software transfer, use a

.bin

file extension.

11.

Select the

Start File Transfer

check box to initiate the file transfer.

12.

Click the

Apply

button.

The file transfer begins.

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