File system Upload and download files
Digi Connect IT® 16/48 User Guide
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Transfer a file from the Connect IT 16/48 device to a remote host
To copy a file from the Connect IT 16/48 device to a remote host, use the scp command as follows:
> scp host hostname-or-ip user username remote remote-path local local-path to
remote
where:
n hostname-or-ip is the hostname or ip address of the remote host.
n username is the name of the user on the remote host.
n remote-path is the location on the remote host where the file will be copied.
n local-path is the path and filename on the Connect IT 16/48 device.
For example:
To copy a support report from the Connect IT 16/48 device to a remote host at the IP address of
192.168.4.1:
1. Use the system support-report command to generate the report:
> system support-report /var/log/
Saving support report to /var/log/support-report-0040D0133536-21-02-26-
8:04:23.bin
Support report saved.
>
2. Use the scp command to transfer the report to a remote host:
> scp host 192.168.4.1 user admin remote /home/admin/temp/ local
/var/log/support-report-00:40:D0:13:35:36-21-02-26-8:04:23.bin to remote
admin@192.168.4.1's password: adminpwd
support-report-0040D0133536-21-02-26-8:04:23.bin
>
Upload and download files using SFTP
Transfer a file from a remote host to the Connect IT 16/48 device
This example uploads firmware from a remote host to the Connect IT 16/48 device with an IP address
of 192.168.2.1, using the username ahmed:
$ sftp ahmed@192.168.2.1
Password:
Connected to 192.168.2.1
sftp> put Connect IT 16/48-21.2.39.67
Uploading Connect IT 16/48-21.2.39.67 to Connect IT 16/48-21.2.39.67
Connect IT 16/48-21.2.39.67
100% 24M 830.4KB/s 00:00
sftp> exit
$
Transfer a file from the Connect IT 16/48 device to a remote host
This example downloads a file named test.py from the Connect IT device at the IP address of
192.168.2.1 with a username of ahmed to the local directory on the remote host: