hello,
you can use ftp through the foll procedure:
1. Download the binary file IDS-sig-4.1-4-S151.rpm.pkg
to an ftp, scp, http, or https server on your network from:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ids4-sigup
CAUTION: You must preserve the original file name.
2. Log in to the IDS CLI using an account with administrator privileges.
3. Type the following command to enter Configuration mode:
configure terminal
4. Execute the upgrade command by typing the following:
upgrade [URL]/IDS-sig-4.1-4-S151.rpm.pkg
where the [URL] is uniform resource locator pointing to where
the signature update package is located. For example, to retrieve
the update via FTP, type the following:
upgrade ftp://@///IDS-sig-4.1-4-S151.rpm.pkg
The available transport methods are: SCP, FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS
5. Enter the appropriate password when prompted.
6. To complete the upgrade, type yes when prompted.
for IDSMC:
1. Download the S151 MC signature update ZIP file,
IDS-sig-4.1-4-S151.zip to the /MDC/etc/ids/updates
directory on the server where you have installed IDS MC from the
following website:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/mgmt-ctr-ids
2. Start IDS MC from the CiscoWorks2000 Server desktop.
3 Select Configuration > Updates.
4. In the TOC, select Update Network IDS Signatures.
5. Select a file from the Update File list box and click Next.
6. Select the sensor(s) you want to update and click Next.
7. Click Finish.
