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How to upload a web file on an AR router?


Upload a web file through FTP to a router.

1.Use the router as an FTP server, and enable the FTP service.  

Enable the FTP server on the router, and create an FTP user with the user name huawei and password Helloworld@6789. Authorize the user to access the directory sd1:.

[Huawei] ftp server enable

Info: Succeeded in starting the FTP server.

[Huawei] aaa

[Huawei-aaa] local-user huawei password irreversible-cipher Helloworld@6789  //Create an FTP user with the user name huawei and password Helloworld@6789.

[Huawei-aaa] local-user huawei ftp-directory sd1:    //Authorize the user to access the directory sd1:.

[Huawei-aaa] local-user huawei service-type ftp      //Set the service type of the user to FTP.  

[Huawei-aaa] local-user huawei privilege level 15     //Set the user level to 15. The larger the value, the higher the level.

[Huawei-aaa] return    //Return the user view.

<Huawei> save //Save the current configuration file.

2.Initiate an FTP connection from a maintenance PC to the router.  

On the PC, create an FTP connection to the router through the FTP client (for example, the IP address of the router is 10.110.24.254).

C:\Documents and Setting\Administrator> ftp 10.110.24.254

Connected to 10.110.24.254.

220 FTP service ready.

User (10.110.24.254:(none)): huawei

331 Password required for huawei.

Password:

230 User logged in.

3. Upload the web software to the router.

ftp> put Web.zip

200 Port command okay.

150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for devicesoft.cc

226 Transfer complete.

ftp:  Send  76556  bytes within  3.35 seconds   at the rate 560.79 Kbytes per second.

4. View the files and sub-directories under the current directory.

<Huawei> dir

Directory of sd1:/

  Idx  Attr     Size(Byte)  Date        Time       FileName

    0  -rw-          6,311  Feb 17 2012 14:05:04   backup.cfg

    1  -rw-         76,556  Mar 06 2012 17:20:10   Web.zip

5. Load the web file.

<Huawei> system-view

[Huawei] http server load Web.zip      //Load the web file. If the file has been loaded, ignore this step. In later versions of the software, the web file has been integrated into the system package, and does not need loading.

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