Meru Technical Note - How to upload/download files from / to the controller using TFTP

[gkaur]

Description

How to upload/download files from/ to the controller using TFTP?

Scope

KB Article Type: Configuration

Related Products: All Controller Models

Related Software Versions: All code versions

Keywords: Upload/ Download files using TFTP

Solution
CLI CONFIGURATION STEPS:

To copy files onto current directory in controller:

Step 1 : Start tftp server on host machine with access to the controller CLI

Step 2 : Type "copy tftp://x.x.x.x/filename ." where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the tftp server, filename is the name of the file to be transferred. Make sure there is a period(.) at the end of the command, as shown above.

Step 3 : Type "dir" to verify that the file has now been copied onto the controller.

To copy files off the controller:

Step 1 : Start tftp server on the host machine with access to the controller CLI

Step 2 : Type "copy filename tftp://x.x.x.x/" where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the tftp server, filename is the name of the file to be transferred.

Step 3 : Check the default directory in the tftp server to verify that the file has been transferred.