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Cisco ONS 15454 DWDM Installation and Operations Guide, R6.0
September 2005
Chapter 2      Connect the PC and Log into the GUI
NTP-G18 Set Up CTC Computer for Local Craft Connection to the ONS 15454
NTP-G18 Set Up CTC Computer for Local Craft Connection to the 
ONS 15454
Step 1 Complete one of the CTC computer setup tasks shown in Table 2-1 based on your CTC connection 
environment.
Purpose This procedure explains how to set up a PC running Windows or a Solaris 
workstation for an onsite local craft connection to the ONS 15454. 
Tools/Equipment Network interface card (NIC), also referred to as an Ethernet card
Straight-through (CAT-5) LAN cable
Prerequisite Procedures NTP-G17 Set Up Computer for CTC, page 2-2
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite or remote
Security Level None
Table 2-1 CTC Computer Setup for Local Craft Connections to the ONS 15454
CTC Connection Environment CTC Computer Setup Task
• You are connecting from a Windows PC.
• All nodes that you will access run software earlier 
than Release 3.3.
• You will connect to one ONS 15454. 
• You need to access non-ONS 15454 applications 
such as ping and tracert (trace route).
DLP-G39 Set Up a Windows PC for Craft 
Connection to an ONS 15454 on the Same 
Subnet Using Static IP Addresses, page 2-11
• You are connecting from a Windows PC.
• The CTC computer is provisioned for Dynamic 
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• The ONS 15454 has DHCP forwarding enabled.
• The ONS 15454 is connected to a DHCP server.
Note The ONS 15454 does not provide IP addresses. 
If DHCP is enabled, it passes DCHP requests to 
an external DHCP server.
DLP-G40 Set Up a Windows PC for Craft 
Connection to an ONS 15454 Using Dynamic 
Host Configuration Protocol, page 2-13
Note Do not use this task for initial node 
turn-up. Use the task only if DHCP 
forwarding is enabled on the 
ONS 15454. By default, DHCP is not 
enabled. To enable it, see the 
“NTP-G26 Set Up CTC Network 
Access” procedure on page 3-11.