boot config host

Configure the remote host logon to modify parameters for FTP and TFTP access. Use the default parameters for TFTP transfers. If you want to use FTP as transfer mechanism, you must change the password to a valid value.

Syntax

Command Parameters

ftp-debug
Enables or disables the debug mode on FTP. If you enable the debug mode, debug messages appear on the management console screen. The default is disabled.
password WORD<0-16>
Configures the password to enable FTP transfers. WORD<0-16> is the password, up to 16 characters. After you configure this password, you can use only FTP for remote host logon.
Important

Important

This password must match the password for the FTP server or the FTP operation fails. Also, if you configure the password to a valid value, then all copying to and from the network uses FTP instead of TFTP.

If the user name or password is incorrect, copying over the network fails.

tftp-debug
Enables or disables debug mode on TFTP or TFTPD. If you enable the debug mode, debug messages appear on the management console screen. The default is disabled.
Important

Important

tftp-debug should be used exclusively to transfer small files less than 1MB in size. Using it for larger files might cause unwanted behavior, such as transfer failure.

tftp-hash
Enables or disables the TFTP hash bucket display. The default is disabled.
tftp-rexmit <1-120>
Configures the TFTP retransmission timeout in seconds. The default is 2.
tftp-timeout <1-120>
Configures the TFTP timeout in seconds. The default is 6.
user WORD<0-16>
Configures the remote user logon. WORD<0-16> is the user logon name (up to 16 characters). The default is target.

Default

None

Command Mode

Global Configuration

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