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Cisco ONS 15454 Installation and Operations Guide
November 2001
Chapter2 Software Installation
Connecting PCs to the ONS 15454
Step 3 From the Internet Properties dialog box, click Connections > LAN Settings.
Step 4 On the LAN Settings dialog box, either:
•Deselect Use a proxy server to disable the service
or
•Leave Use a proxy server selected and click Advanced. On the Proxy Setting dialog box under
Exceptions, enter the IP addresses of ONS 15454 nodes that you will access. Separate each address
with a semicolon. You can insert an asterisk for the host number to include all the ONS 15454s on
your network. Click OK to close each open dialog box.

Procedure: Disable Proxy Service Using Netscape (Windows and Solaris)

Complete these steps if your computer is connected to a proxy server and your browser is Netscape
Navigator.
Step 1 Open Netscape.
Step 2 From the Edit menu, choose Preferences.
Step 3 In the Preferences dialog box under Categor y, choose Advance d > Proxie s.
Step 4 On the right side of the Preferences dialog box under Proxies, either:
•Choose Direct connection to the Internet to bypass the proxy server
or
•Choose Manual proxy configuration to add exceptions to the proxy server, then click View. On the
Manual Proxy Configuration dialog box under Exceptions, enter the IP addresses of the ONS 15454
nodes that you will access. Separate each address with a comma. Click OK to close each open dialog
box.
2.4.3 Remote Access to the ONS 15454
You can use LAN modems to access ONS 15454s from remote sites. The LAN modem mu st be
connected to the RJ-45 port on a TCC+ card or to the LAN pins on the ONS 15454 backplane. The LAN
modem must be properly configured for use with the ONS 154 54. When the modem is installed, dial-up
access to the ONS 15454 is available using a PC or Solaris workstation modem.
2.4.4 TL1 Terminal Access to the ONS 15454
You can communicate with the ONS 15454 using TL1. To connect a TL1 terminal (or a PC running
terminal emulation software) to the ONS 15454, you can:
•Use the DB-9 plug on the front panel of the TCC+ ca rd or t he C R AFT pins on the backplane . (F o r
a list of CRAFT pin assignments, see Table1-3 on page 1-35.)
•Telnet to port 3083 with a LAN connection.
•Start a TL1 session from CTC by selecting Open TL1 Session from the CTC Tools menu and
selecting the node where you want to hold the TL1 sessio n in t he Se lec t Nod e dia log box .