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Cisco ONS 15454 SDH Procedure Guide, R4.6
January 2004
Chapter4 Turn Up Node DLP-D75 Create a New User—Multiple Nodes
•Password—Type the user password. The password must be a minimum of six and a maximum of
20 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and special (+, #, %) characters, where at least two characters are
nonalphabetic and at least one character is a special character. The password must not contain the
user name.
•Confirm Password—Type the password again to confirm it.
•Security Level—Choose a security level for the user: RETRIEVE, MAINTENANCE,
PROVISIONING, or SUPERUSER. Refer to theCisco ONS 15454 SDH Reference Manual for
information about the capabilities provided with each level.
Note Each security level has a different idle time. The idle time is the length of time that CTC can
remain idle before the password must be reentered. The defaults are: Retrieveuser = unlimited,
Maintenance user = 60 minutes, Provisioning user = 30 minutes, and Superuser = 15 minutes.
Tochange the idle times, refer to the “NTP-D205 Modify Users and Change Security” procedure
on page 12-25.
Step 4 Click OK.
Step 5 Return to your originating procedure (NTP).
DLP-D75 Create a New User—Multiple Nodes
Note All nodes where you want to add users must be accessible in network view.
Step 1 From the view menu, choose Go to Network View.
Step 2 Click the Provisioning > Security > Users tabs.
Step 3 In the Security window, clickCreate.
Step 4 In the Create User dialog box, enter the following:
•Name—Type the user name. The name must be a minimum of six and a maximum of
20 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters.
•Password—Type the user password. The password must be a minimum of six and a maximum of
20 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and special (+, #, %) characters, where at least two characters are
nonalphabetic and at least one character is a special character.
•Confirm Password—Type the password again to confirm it.
Purpose This task adds a new user to multiple ONS 15454 SDH nodes.
Tools/Equipment None
Prerequisite Procedures DLP-D60 Log into CTC, page 3-24
Required/As Needed As needed
Onsite/Remote Onsite or remote
Security Level Superuser