Getting Started

This chapter describes the procedures for connecting a computer to the ONS 15200 network, configuring a PC to view system information, and logging into the system. An ONS 15200 network consists of the ONS 15252 Multichannel unit (MCU) and ONS 15201 Single-Channel Unit (SCU) that compose the metropolitan dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) network.

2.1 Connecting to the ONS 15200 Network

The following procedures describe how to connect a computer running the ONS 15200 Command Line Interface to the ONS 15200 network. Connect to the ONS 15200 system directly through an ONS 15252 MCU or indirectly through customer equipment attached to the network.

Procedure: Connect to the Network Directly

Follow these steps to connect directly to the ONS 15252 MCU:

Step 1 Attach one end of a crossover Ethernet cable to the ETHER port on the Network Control Board module (NCB). The NCB module is located in Slot 17 on the right side of the MCU. The ETHER connection on the NCB module is a standard RJ-45 connector.

Step 2 Connect the other end of the crossover Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the computer you are connecting to the ONS 15200 network.

Procedure: Connect to the Network Indirectly through the LAN

You can also retrieve system information from the ONS 15200 system by making an indirect connection to the ONS 15200. To make an indirect connection, connect the computer to a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) connected to the ONS 15200. You can configure any computer in the extended network to retrieve information from the ONS 15200 system. See the "Configuring the Computer" section for more information.

2.2 Configuring the Computer

The computer used to connect to the network may need to be configured to use the same subnet mask as the ONS 15200 system, depending on your network configuration. Contact your system administrator for more information on your particular network configuration.

The following procedure describes how to configure the subnet mask on a computer running a Windows 2000 operating system. Procedures for other operating systems are similar. Refer to the technical documentation provided with the operating system for more information.

Procedure: Configure the Subnet Mask

Step 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.

Step 2 Double-click Network in the Control Panel window. The Network window opens.

Step 3 Click Add. The Select Network Component Type window opens.

Step 4 Click Protocols. The Select Network Protocol window opens.

Step 5 Select the appropriate manufacturer and network protocols.

Step 6 Click Add. The Network window opens.

Note If the computer being configured is connected indirectly to the ONS 15200 network through a LAN or WAN, the network protocol must match the protocol of the LAN or WAN to which it is connected.

Step 7 Select the network component just installed from the The following network components are installed area of the Network window.

Step 8 Click Properties. The TCP/IP window opens.

Step 9 Click the IP Address tab.

Step 10 Click Specify an IP address.

Step 11 Type the IP address of the computer in the IP Address box.

Step 12 Type the subnet mask of the ONS 15200 network in the Subnet Mask box.

Note The subnet mask for the computer must match the subnet mask assigned to the ONS 15200 network.

Step 13 Click OK.

2.3 Logging into the CLI

The following steps describe how to start and log into the ONS 15200 Command Line Interface application. The following procedure describes how to start the CLI application on a computer running a Windows 2000 operating system. Procedures for other operating systems are similar. Refer to the technical documentation provided with the operating system for more information.

When you start ONS 15200 CLI, you are prompted for a user name and a password that the system validates before granting access to the QDBS database.

Note If no users are defined in the QDBS database, access is granted by pressing the Enter key for both user name and password. This is intended for first time logon only. The first user must create at least one user with administrator privileges. The existence of users automatically disables the "nameless" login. See ""General Commands," for more information about creating users.

Multiple simultaneous login attempts with the same user name are not allowed. The system will prompt the user for another user name and password if the logon fails.

A maximum of eight concurrent telnet sessions, eight concurrent ftp sessions, eight concurrent http (web) sessions, one RS-232 session, and one SNMP session are allowed.

Procedure: Log Into the CLI

Step 1 Click Start > Run on the Windows taskbar. The Run window opens.

Step 2 In the Open field, type TELNET followed by a space and the Internet protocol (IP) address for the NCB module of the 15200 systemwhere you want to log in.

Step 3 Click OK. A Telnet session opens and the command line appears.

Step 4 At the Login prompt, type your user name and press Enter.

Step 5 At the password prompt, type your password and press Enter. The NCB:> prompt appears.

Note No characters will appear on the screen when you type your password.

2.4 Exiting the Application

To exit the ONS 15200 Command Line Interface application, type exit at the command prompt until the Telnet session displays a message indicating that the current session has been terminated.

Note If you close the telnet window without exiting the session, you cannot start another session until the original session times out or an administrator terminates the session.

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