Cisco Systems 3200 User Manual

This example shows how to copy a configuration file named host1-confg from the netadmin1 directory 
on the remote server with an IP address of 172.16.101.101 and to load and run those commands on the 
WMIC:

bridge# copy ftp://netadmin1:mypass@172.16.101.101/host1-confg system:running-config 

Configure using host1-confg from 172.16.101.101? [confirm]

Connected to 172.16.101.101

Loading 1112 byte file host1-confg:![OK]

bridge#

%SYS-5-CONFIG: Configured from host1-config by ftp from 172.16.101.101

This example shows how to specify a remote username of netadmin1. The software copies the 
configuration file host2-confg from the netadmin1 directory on the remote server with an IP address 
of 172.16.101.101 to the WMIC startup configuration.

bridge# configure terminal

bridge(config)# ip ftp username netadmin1

bridge(config)# ip ftp password mypass

bridge(config)# end

bridge# copy ftp: nvram:startup-config 

Address of remote host [255.255.255.255]? 172.16.101.101

Name of configuration file[rtr2-confg]? host2-confg

Configure using host2-confg from 172.16.101.101?[confirm]

Connected to 172.16.101.101

Loading 1112 byte file host2-confg:![OK]

[OK]

bridge#

%SYS-5-CONFIG_NV:Non-volatile store configured from host2-config by ftp from 

172.16.101.101

To upload a configuration file by using FTP, follow these steps, beginning in privileged EXEC mode:

Returns to privileged EXEC mode. 

copy 
ftp:[[[//[username[:password]@]location]/directory]
/filename] system:running-config 

or 

copy 
ftp:[[[//[username[:password]@]location]/directory]
/filename] nvram:startup-config

Using FTP, copies the configuration file from a network 
server to the running configuration or to the startup 
configuration file. 

Verify that the RCP server is properly configured by 
referring to the 

Log in to the WMIC through a Telnet session.

Enters global configuration mode.

This step is required only if you override the default remote 
username or password (see Steps 4, 5, and 6).