
System Administration
Configuring SFTP 4-9
Configuring SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) allows you to securely
update images and load/save configuration files.
X To configure the File Transfer Protocol
Use this command to configure the file transfer protocol to
either TFTP or SFTP.
Syntax Config:0 >>file transfer protocol <sftp|tftp>
Example Config:0 >>file transfer protocol sftp
X To configure an SFTP Server IPv4 Address
Use this command to configure the SFTP server IPv4 address.
Syntax Config:0 >>sftp server ipv4 <ipv4_address>
Config:0 >>no sftp server ipv4
where <ipv4_address> is the IP Address of the SFTP server
to which the connection is being made.
Example Config:0 >>sftp server ipv4 1.2.3.4
X To configure an SFTP Username
Use this command to configure the SFTP username.
Syntax Config:0 >>sftp username <username>
Config:0 >>no sftp username
where <username> can be a maximum of 31 characters long.
Example Config:0 >>sftp username otto
X To configure an SFTP Password
L If you configure a password, you can generate an
SFTP Public/Private key and create a passphrase if
you want, but it is not required.
Use this command to configure the SFTP password.
Syntax Config:0 >>sftp password <password>
Config:0 >>no sftp password
where <password> can be a maximum of 32 characters long.
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