How to Enable SCP and FTP

To enable SCP, SSH needs to be enable and FTP needs to be disabled.

1. Log in to the CLI.

2. To disable FTP type ftp –s disable and press Enter to confirm.

3. To enable SSH type ssh –s enable and press Enter to confirm.

4. To set the SSH port, to for example 5000, type ssh –p 5000. Available ports are 22, 5000-32768.

   NOTE: Use a specified SSH port, instead of the default, to increase security.

5. SCP is now enabled.

   NOTE: Reboot the NMC to apply changed. From the CLI type reboot and press Enter.

1. Log in to the CLI.

2. To enable FTP type ftp –s enable and press Enter to confirm.

3. To set the FTP port to, for example 5001, type ftp –p 5001. Available ports are 21, 5001-32768.

   NOTE: Use a specified FTP port, instead of the default, to increase security.

4. FTP is now enabled.

   NOTE: Reboot the NMC to apply changed. From the CLI type reboot and press Enter.

To enable SCP, SSH needs to be enable and FTP needs to be disabled.

1. Log in to the web interface.

2. Navigate to Configuration > Network > Console > Access.

3. Check the SSH enable box. It is also possible to specify an SSH port. Click Apply to save the changes.

   NOTE: Use a specified SSH port, instead of the default, to increase security.
   

4. Navigate to Configuration > Network > FTP server > Access.

5. Make sure that the FTP enable box is unchecked. Click Apply to save the changes.

6. SCP is now enabled.

   NOTE: Reboot the NMC to apply changes. From the web interface select Control > Network > Reset/Reboot for options.

1. Log in to the web interface.

2. Navigate to Configuration > Network > FTP server > Access.

3. Check the FTP enable box. It is also possible to specify an FTP port. Click Apply to save the changes.

   NOTE: Use a specified FTP port, instead of the default, to increase security.
   

4. FTP is now enabled.

   NOTE: Reboot the NMC to apply changes. From the web interface select Control > Network > Reset/Reboot for options.