Copy Files Between Cisco Routers through HTTP

This can be helpful when you want to export/import files like IOS images etc between routers faster.

Let's examine the contents of the flash in both routers.

I am going to copy the underlined file from R1 to R2..

Following configuration will be needed on R1;

R1(config)#username admin privilege 15 password cisco
R1(config)#ip http authentication local
R1(config)#ip http server
R1(config)#ip http path flash:

R1 should be a HTTP server. For authenticating the server, a username is created and authentication method is given as local for this example. Path is typed as flash:

On R2; just the following command will be needed to start importing..

R2#copy http://admin:cisco@192.168.12.1/shrun-0107 flash:

Now the file will be in the flash of R2..