Allied Telesis AT-S26 - Manual (Page 142)

Upgrading Switch Software and Configuration Files
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Uploading and Downloading System Configuration Files
The switch configuration information can be downloaded and saved to a
file on a workstation. This file can then be used to restore the
configuration information to the same switch or can be uploaded to
other switches of the same family that need to be configured identically.
TFTP is used to download and upload the switch configuration
information. Please refer to the section Using TFTP to Upgrade
Software on page 139 earlier in this chapter for requirements and
instructions for using TFTP. The only difference is that you must use the
Config Download Password to access the switch configuration
information. By default this Config Download Password is set to config
and is case sensitive. Changing this default password to an unique
password will prevent unauthorized personnel from copying or
uploading an unauthorized configuration to a switch. See the section
Configuring the Switch IP Parameters on page 42 for instructions on
how to change the download password for configuration files.
The basic TFTP parameters for downloading and uploading the switch
configuration information are as follows:
Host - This is the IP address of the switch that you are uploading or
downloading the configuration information to.
Binary or ANSI - You need to specify binary mode for the file transfer.
Get or Put - The Get command is used to download a copy of the switch
configuration information to a file on the workstation. The Put
command is used to upload an existing switch configuration file to the
switch.
Source file - When using the Put command to upload a configuration
file to the switch, enter the path and filename of the configuration file
that is to be uploaded. When using the Get command to download the
software from a switch, enter the Config Download Password here.
Destination file - When using the Put command to upload a
configuration file to a switch, enter the Config Download Password here.
When using the Get command to download the configuration
information from a switch, enter the path and filename of the file that
you want to save the information to.
Note
The switch configuration file created with these procedures cannot
be edited.