Open A Tl1 Session; Open A Tl1 Session Through Ctc; Chapter 2 Procedure And Provisioning - Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual

2.1.1 Open a TL1 session

The TL1 password (PID) is masked when accessing a TL1 session using any of these options. When you
logout of any of these options, you are closing a session. The ONS 15454, ONS 15327 and
ONS 15310-CL allow a maximum of 20 (19 telnet sessions and one craft session) concurrent TL1
sessions using any one or any combination of the options listed above. The ONS 15600 supports a
maximum of 20 (18 telnet sessions and 2 serial connections) concurrent TL1 sessions on the Customer
Access Panel (CAP). For information on issuing commands to multiple nodes, see the
Gateway" section on page
2.1.1 Open a TL1 session
Use the following procedures to open a TL1 session via the CTC, telnet, or craft interface. In the
procedures the Activate and Cancel User commands are shown in their input format. For more
information about these and other commands and messages, refer to the Cisco ONS SONET TL1
Command Guide.

Open a TL1 Session Through CTC

From the PC connected to the ONS node, start Netscape or Internet Explorer.
Step 1
Enter the IP address of the node you want to communicate with in the Netscape or Internet Explorer Web
Step 2
address (URL) field.
Log into the CTC. The IP address at the title bar should match the IP address of the node you entered in
Step 3
Step
Once logged into the CTC, there are two ways to open a TL1 session:
Step 4
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From the Select Node dialog box choose the node you want to communicate with.
Step 5
Click OK.
Step 6
A TL1 interface window opens. There are three sub-windows in the TL1 interface window: Request
History, Message Log/Summary Log, and TL1 request. Type commands in the TL1 request window. You
will see responses in the Message log window. The Request History window allows you to recall
previous commands by double-clicking on them.
Verify that the Connect button is selected (grayed out).
Step 7
Type the Activate User command in the TL1 request window to open a TL1 session:
Step 8
ACT-USER:[<TID>]:<UID>:<CTAG>::<PID>; and press Enter.
Note
Type the Cancel User command in the TL1 request window or press the Disconnect button to close a
Step 9
TL1 session:
CANC-USER:[<TID>]:<USERID>:<CTAG>; and press Enter.
Cisco ONS SONET TL1 Command Guide, R6.0
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Click Tools > Open TL1 Connection, or
Click on the Open TL1 Connection button
You must press Enter after the semicolon in each TL1 command, or the command will not be
issued.
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