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Chapter 17 Managing Firmware and Configurations Working with Software Images The archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command builds an image file on the server by uploading these files in order: info, the IOS image, the HTML files, and info.ver. After these files are uploaded, the upload algorithm creates the tar file format. Copying Image Files by Using FTP You can download an bridge image from an FTP server or upload the image from the bridge to an FTP server. You download an bridge image file from a server to upgrade the bridge software. You can overwrite the current image with the new one or keep the current image after a download. You upload an bridge image file to a server for backup purposes. You can use this uploaded image for future downloads to the bridge or another bridge of the same type. This section includes this information: • Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File by Using FTP, page 17-23 • Downloading an Image File by Using FTP, page 17-24 • Uploading an Image File by Using FTP, page 17-26 Preparing to Download or Upload an Image File by Using FTP You can copy images files to or from an FTP server. The FTP protocol requires a client to send a remote username and password on each FTP request to a server. When you copy an image file from the bridge to a server by using FTP, the Cisco IOS software sends the first valid username in this list: • The username specified in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command if a username is specified. • The username set by the ip ftp username username global configuration command if the command is configured. • Anonymous. The bridge sends the first valid password in this list: • The password specified in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command if a password is specified. • The password set by the ip ftp password password global configuration command if the command is configured. • The bridge forms a password named [email protected]. The variable username is the username associated with the current session, apname is the configured host name, and domain is the domain of the bridge. The username and password must be associated with an account on the FTP server. If you are writing to the server, the FTP server must be properly configured to accept the FTP write request from you. Use the ip ftp username and ip ftp password commands to specify a username and password for all copies. Include the username in the archive download-sw or archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command if you want to specify a username only for that operation. If the server has a directory structure, the image file is written to or copied from the directory associated with the username on the server. For example, if the image file resides in the home directory of a user on the server, specify that user's name as the remote username. OL-4059-01 Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide 17-23