Transfer

What it does: pushes a file to a device or pulls one back. Pick a protocol, a direction (send/receive), the local file, and the remote path. Common jobs: back up a running/startup config, drop a new IOS/firmware image onto flash, or restore a saved config.

Browse remote: don't know the remote path? With SFTP selected, "Browse remote…" lists the device's folders (name, size, modified) starting at the login home. Click a folder to open it, ↑ Up to go back, and click a file to make it the download target — the direction flips to "Get from device" and a save name is suggested; press Transfer to pull it. The browser is read-only: it never deletes, renames, or writes anything on the device.

Which protocol: TFTP has NO password and NO encryption — use it only on a trusted management network, never across the internet. Otherwise SFTP if the device supports it, then SCP.

• SFTP — file transfer over SSH, authenticated and encrypted; the safe default when the device supports it.
• SCP — also over SSH; older but still common on network gear. Use it when SFTP isn't available.
• TFTP — tiny, unauthenticated, unencrypted UDP transfer (port 69). Still the standard for IOS images and quick config moves, but it has NO password and NO encryption — only use it on a trusted management network, never across the internet.

Safe to run: the transfer itself is safe, but overwriting a device's config or image is consequential — double-check the remote path and filename, and keep a backup of what's already there before you replace it.

Reading results: a success line reports the byte count and the source→destination; the progress bar tracks SFTP/SCP and TFTP uploads. Failures (auth, path not found, permission) are shown verbatim. Every transfer is written to the Activity log.