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Cisco ONS 15454 Installation and Operations Guide
November 2001
Chapter3 Node Setup
Setting Up Basic Node Information
3.2 Setting Up Basic Node Information
Setting basic information for each Cisco ONS 15454 node is one of the first provisioning tasks you
perform. This information includes node name, location, contact, and timing. Completing the
information for each node facilitates ONS 15454 management, particularly when the node is connected
to a large ONS 15454 network.

Procedure: Add the Node Name, Contact, Location, Date, and Time

Step 1 Log into the ONS 15454 node. The CTC node view is disp lay ed.
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > General tabs.
Step 3 Enter the following:
•Node Name—Type a name for the node. For TL1 compliance, names must begin with an alpha
character and have no more than 20 alphanumeric character s.
•Contact—Type the name of the node contact person and the phone number (optional).
•Location—Type the node location (optional) (such as a city name or specific office location).
•Latitude—Enter the node latitude: N (North) or S (South), degrees, and minutes.
•Longitude—Enter the node longitude: E (East) or W (West), degrees, and minutes.
CTC uses the latitude and longitude to position node icons on the network view map. (Y ou c an also
position nodes manually.) To convert a coordinate in degrees to degrees and minutes, multiply the
number after the decimal by 60. For example, the latitud e 38.25 073 9 c on vert s to 38 degr ee s, 15
minutes (.250739 x 60 = 15.0443, rounded to the nearest who le num ber) .
•Use SNTP Server—When checked, CTC uses a Simple Networ k Ti me Prot ocol (SNT P) server to set
the date and time of the node. Using an SNTP server ensures that all ONS 15454 network n odes use
the same date and time reference. The server synchronizes the node’s time after power outages or
software upgrades. If you check Use SNTP Server, type the server’s IP address in the next field. If
you do not use an SNTP server, complete the Date, Time, and Time Z one fields. The ONS 15454 will
use these fields for alarm dates and times. (CTC displays all alarms in the login node’s time zone
for cross network consistency.)
•Date—Type the current date.
•Time—Type the current time.
•Time Zo ne—Select the time zone.
Step 4 Click Apply.
3.3 Setting Up Network Information
ONS 15454s almost always operate in network environments. Before you connect an ONS 15454 to
other ONS 15454s or to a LAN, you must change the default IP address that is s hippe d wi th e ach ON S
15454 (192.1.0.2). IP addresses are unique identifiers for devices—called hosts—that connect to TCP/IP
networks. Every IP address includes a network number, which is assigned to an organization, and a ho st
(device) number, which the organization’s LAN administrator assigns to an individual network device.