Chapter 17 DLPs E100 to E199

DLP- E152 Install Public-Key Security Certificate

b.In the Set West Protection Operation dialog box, choose CLEAR from the drop-down list. Click OK.

c.In the Confirm BLSR Operation dialog box, click Yes.

Step 5 To clear a Force switch on the east line:

a.Right-click the BLSR east port where you want to clear the protection switch and choose Set East Protection Operation. Ports with a Force switch applied are marked with an F.

b.In the Set East Protection Operation dialog box, choose CLEAR from the drop-down list. Click OK.

c.In the Confirm BLSR Operation dialog box, click Yes.

On the BLSR network graphic, a green and a purple span line connects each node. This is normal for BLSRs when protection operations are not invoked.

Step 6 From the File menu, choose Close.

Step 7 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).

DLP-E152 Install Public-Key Security Certificate

Purpose

This task installs the ITU Recommendation X.509 public-key security

 

certificate. The pubic-key certificate is required to run Software Release 1.1

 

or later.

Tools/Equipment

None

Prerequisite Procedures

This task is performed during the “DLP-E26 Log into CTC” task on

 

page 16-33. You cannot perform it outside of this task.

Required/As Needed

Required

Onsite/Remote

Onsite or remote

Security Level

Provisioning or higher

Step 1 If the Java Plug-in Security Warning dialog box appears, choose one of the following options:

Yes (Grant This Session)—Installs the public-key certificate to your PC only for the current session. After the session is ended, the certificate is deleted. This dialog box will appear the next time you log into the ONS 15327.

No (Deny)—Denies permission to install certificate. If you choose this option, you cannot log into the ONS 15327.

Always (Grant Always)—Installs the public-key certificate and does not delete it after the session is over. Cisco recommends this option.

More Details (View Certificate)—Allows you to view the public-key security certificate.

Step 2 If the Login dialog box appears, continue with Step 3. If the Change Java Policy File dialog box appears, complete this step. The Change Java Policy File dialog box appears if CTC finds a modified Java policy file (.java.policy) on your PC. In Software Release 1.0, the Java policy file was modified to allow CTC software files to be downloaded to your PC. The modified Java policy file is not needed in Software R1.1 and later, so you can remove it unless you will log into ONS 15600s running Software R1.0. Choose one of the following options:

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15600 specifications

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