Specifications

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Parameters: <seconds> is the timeout value in seconds, which is limited between 5 and
3600 seconds.
Default: The default timeout is set to 600s.
Command mode: Global Mode.
Example: Change the timeout to be 60s.
Switch#config
Switch(Config)#tftp-server transmission-timeout 60
5.5.2.3 FTP/TFTP Configuration Example
Fig 5-2 Download nos.img file as FTP/TFTP client
Scenario 1: The switch is used as FTP/TFTP client. The switch connects from one of its
ports to a computer, which is a FTP/TFTP server with an IP address of 10.1.1.1; the switch
acts as a FTP/TFTP client, the IP address of the switch management VLAN is 10.1.1.2.
Download ‘nos.img’ file in the computer to the switch.
 FTP Configuration
PC side:
Start the FTP server software on the computer and set the username ‘Switch’, and
the password ‘switch’. Place the ‘nos.img’ file to the appropriate FTP server directory on
the computer.
DCS-3950:
Switch(Config)#inter vlan 1
Switch (Config-If-Vlan1)#ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0
Switch (Config-If-Vlan1)#no shut
Switch (Config-If-Vlan1)#exit
Switch (Config)#exit
Switch#copy ftp: //Switch:switch@10.1.1.1/12_30_nos.img nos.img
Switch#reload
With the above commands, the switch will have the ‘nos.img’ file in the computer
downloaded to the FLASH.
 TFTP Configuration
PC side:
compute
r
10.1.1.1
Switch
10.1.1.2