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Cisco ONS 15454 Installation and Operations Guide
November 2001
Chapter2 Software Installation
Connecting PCs to the ONS 15454

Procedure: Reference the JRE (Solaris installations only)

Step 1 Run the Control Panel by typing:
[JRE]/j2rel1_3_0_01/bin/ControlPanel
Step 2 Click the Advanced tab.
Step 3 From the combo box, select [JRE]/j2rel1_3_0_01. If the JRE is not fou nd, se lect other and enter the
following in the Path text box:
[JRE]/j2rel1_3_0_01
Step 4 Click Apply.
2.4 Connecting PCs to the ONS 15454
You can connect a PC to the ONS 15454 using the RJ-45 LAN port on the TCC+ or the LAN 1 pins on
the ONS 15454 backplane. For a list of LAN pin assignments, see Table 1-2 on page 1-34. Each ONS
15454 must have a unique IP address that you use to access the ONS 15454. The address is displayed on
the front panel LCD. The initial IP address, 192.1.0.2, is the default add ress for ONS 15454 access and
configuration. Each computer used to communicate with the ONS 15454 should have on ly one IP
address.
Note Do not use dual network interface cards (NIC) or an enabled NIC card and dial-up adapter at the same
time; this hampers communication between CTC and ONS 15454s.

2.4.1 Direct Connections to the ONS 15454

A direct PC to ONS 15454 connection means your computer is physically connected to the ONS 15454.
This is most commonly done by connecting a CAT-5 straight-through cable from your PC NIC card to
the RJ-45 port on the TCC+. However, direct connections include connections to switches or hubs to
which the ONS 15454 is physically connected. To connect to the ONS 15454 with a direction
connection, you must:
•Set up Windows on your PC for direct connections
•Attach cables from the PC to the ONS 15454
•Test your connection

Procedure: Creating a Direct Connection to an ONS 15454

Step 1 Attach a CAT-5 cable from the PC NIC card to one of the following:
•RJ-45 jack on the ONS 15454 TCC+ card
•RJ-45 jack on a hub or switch to which the ONS 15454 is physically connected
Step 2 Use the steps in Table 2- 3 to set up Windows for direct connections to an ONS 15454 when: