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Cisco ONS 15454 Procedure Guide, R5.0
December 2004
Chapter 3      Connect the PC and Log into the GUI
NTP-A234 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 3-1 based your CTC connection 
environment.
Step 2 Connect a straight-through (CAT-5) LAN cable from the PC or Solaris workstation NIC to one of the 
following:
• RJ-45 (LAN) port on the active or standby TCC2/TCC2P card
• RJ-45 (LAN) port on a hub or switch to which the ONS 15454 is physically connected
Table 3-1 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-A50 Set Up a Windows PC for Craft 
Connection to an ONS 15454 on the Same 
Subnet Using Static IP Addresses, page 17-56
• 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-A51 Set Up a Windows PC for Craft 
Connection to an ONS 15454 Using Dynamic 
Host Configuration Protocol, page 17-58
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-A169 Set Up CTC Network 
Access” procedure on page 4-7.
• You are connecting from a Windows PC.
• All nodes that you will access run software 
Release 3.3 or later.
• You will connect to ONS 15454s at different 
locations and times and do not wish to reconfigure 
your PC’s IP settings each time.
• You will not access or use non-ONS 15454 
applications such as ping and tracert (trace route).
• You will connect to the ONS 15454 TCC2 Ethernet 
port or backplane LAN pins either directly or 
through a hub.
DLP-A52 Set Up a Windows PC for Craft 
Connection to an ONS 15454 Using 
Automatic Host Detection, page 17-61
• You are connecting from a Solaris workstation.
• You will connect to one ONS 15454.
• You need to access non-ONS 15454 applications 
such as ping and traceroute.
DLP-A53 Set Up a Solaris Workstation for a 
Craft Connection to an ONS 15454, page 
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