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FTP Administration
You may upload new versions of firmware into the Sentry using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This
allows access to new firmware releases for firmware improvements and new features additions. The
following commands are used to configure the Sentry for an FTP firmware upload. See Appendix B:
Uploading Firmware for more information on initiating a FTP firmware upload.
Setting the FTP Host IP address
The Set FTP Host command sets the FTP host IP address allowing for firmware file uploads.
To set the FTP Host IP address:
At the Sentry: prompt, type set ftp host, followed by the Host IP address and press Enter.
Example
The following command sets the FTP Host IP address to 12.34.56.99:
Sentry: set ftp host 12.34.56.99<Enter>
Setting the FTP username
The FTP Username command sets the username as required by the FTP Host.
To set the FTP username:
At the Sentry: prompt, type set ftp username, followed by the FTP username and press Enter.
Example
The following command sets the FTP username to Guest:
Sentry: set ftp username guest<Enter>
Setting the FTP Password
The FTP Password command sets the password as required by the FTP Host.
To set the FTP password:
At the Sentry: prompt, type set ftp password, followed by the FTP password and press Enter.
Example
The following command sets the FTP password to OpenSesame:
Sentry: set ftp password OpenSesame<Enter>
Setting the filename to be uploaded
The FTP Filename command sets the filename of the firmware file to be uploaded.
To set the FTP filename:
At the Sentry: prompt, type set ftp filename, followed by the firmware filename and press Enter.
Example
The following command sets the FTP filename to snb_s50a.bin:
Sentry: set ftp filename snb_s50a.bin<Enter>
Setting the filepath for the file to be uploaded
The FTP Filepath command sets the filepath for the firmware file to be uploaded.
To set the FTP filepath:
At the Sentry: prompt, type set ftp filepath, followed by the filepath and press Enter.
Example
The following command sets the FTP filepath to ftp://sentry:
Sentry: set ftp filepath ftp://sentry<Enter>
38 • Operations Sentry Commander - PT40
Installation and Operations Manual