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Using the FTP Server Function Section 4-3
• If a login name is not set or contains illegal characters, the default login
name, CONFIDENTIAL, must be used. No password is required and any
password that is set will be ignored.
FTP File Transfer Mode
FTP has two file transfer modes: ASCII mode and binary mode. Before start-
ing to transfer files, use the type command (specifies the data type of
transferred files) to select the required mode.
Always select binary mode for binary files (extensions .IOM, .STD, or .OBJ) in
the CS/CJ-series file memory and other program files (with extensions such
as .CXP).
4-3 Using the FTP Server Function
4-3-1 Procedure
Note The Ethernet Unit will be restarted when the settings data is transferred to the
CPU Bus Unit System Setup Area, so that the new settings are read and
1. Make the basic settings.
Refer to SECTION 2 Installation and Initial Setup in the Operation Manual, Construction
of Networks (W420).
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2. When using a user-set FTP login name and password:
With the CX-Programmer online, select the Ethernet Unit from the I/O Table Window in
the CX-Programmer, right-click, and select Unit Setup to display the window for making
the Ethernet Unit Setup. In the CPU Bus System Setup, set the FTP login name and
FTP password.
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3. Select Transfer to PLC from the Options Menu and click the Yes Button. The setting
data will be transferred to the CPU Bus Unit System Setup Area in the CPU Unit.
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4. When reading from and writing to the Memory Card:
Mount the Memory Card into the CPU Unit.
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5. Connect the Ethernet Unit using the FTP client software.
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6. Enter the FTP login name and password set in the Unit Setup and log into the Ethernet
Unit.
Note: Once logged in, the ftp commands can be used, such as cd (Change Directory),
and get (Obtain File).
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7. Search in the following directories for the required file in the Memory Card mounted to
the CPU Unit or the EM File Memory.
File memory type: Directory
Memory Card: \MEMCARD
EM File Memory: \EM
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8. Download the files.
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9. Exit the connection.