Cisco CISCO1401 Software Guide - Page 216
Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File by Using RCP
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Working with Configuration Files Chapter 17 Managing Firmware and Configurations Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File by Using RCP Before you begin downloading or uploading a configuration file by using RCP, perform these tasks: • Ensure that the workstation acting as the RCP server supports the remote shell (rsh). • Ensure that the bridge has a route to the RCP server. The bridge and the server must be in the same subnetwork if you do not have a router to route traffic between subnets. Check connectivity to the RCP server by using the ping command. • If you are accessing the bridge through a Telnet session and you do not have a valid username, make sure that the current RCP username is the one that you want to use for the RCP download. You can enter the show users privileged EXEC command to view the valid username. If you do not want to use this username, create a new RCP username by using the ip rcmd remote-username username global configuration command to be used during all copy operations. The new username is stored in NVRAM. If you are accessing the bridge through a Telnet session and you have a valid username, this username is used, and you do not need to set the RCP username. Include the username in the copy command if you want to specify a username for only that copy operation. • When you upload a file to the RCP server, it must be properly configured to accept the RCP write request from the user on the bridge. For UNIX systems, you must add an entry to the .rhosts file for the remote user on the RCP server. For example, suppose that the bridge contains these configuration lines: hostname ap1 ip rcmd remote-username User0 If the bridge IP address translates to ap1.company.com, the .rhosts file for User0 on the RCP server should contain this line: ap1.company.com ap1 For more information, refer to the documentation for your RCP server. Downloading a Configuration File by Using RCP Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to download a configuration file by using RCP: Command Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 configure terminal Step 4 ip rcmd remote-username username Purpose Verify that the RCP server is properly configured by referring to the "Preparing to Download or Upload a Configuration File by Using RCP" section on page 17-16. Log into the bridge through a Telnet session. Enter global configuration mode. This step is required only if you override the default remote username (see Steps 4 and 5). (Optional) Specify the remote username. 17-16 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide OL-4059-01
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