Dlp-B 52 Set Up A Windows Pc For Craft Connection To An Ons 15327 Using Automatic Host Detection - Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Manual

Chapter 2 Connect the PC and Log into the GUI
DLP-B52 Set Up a Windows PC for Craft Connection to an ONS 15327 Using
Automatic Host Detection
Purpose
Tools/Equipment
Prerequisite Procedures
Required/As Needed
Onsite/Remote
Security Level
If you are using automatic host detection and you disconnect a straight-through (Category 5) LAN cable
Note
from one node and connect it to another node, you must close CTC and relaunch it to reconnect to the
proxy server and communicate with the new node.
Verify the operating system that is installed on your computer:
Step 1
a.
b.
c.
Step 2 If you have Windows 95 or 98 installed on your PC, complete the following steps:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
March 2003
This task sets up your computer for local craft connection to the
ONS 15327 when:
•
•
•
•
None
NTP-B21 Set Up Computer for CTC, page 2-1
As needed
Onsite
None
From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel.
Note In Windows XP, you can select Control Panel directly from the Start menu. Make sure you
are in Classic View before continuing with this procedure.
In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.
In the General tab of the System Settings window, verify that the Windows operating system is one
of the following: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows XP.
From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel.
In the Control Panel dialog box, click the Network icon.
In the Network dialog box, select TCP/IP for your PC Ethernet card, then click Properties.
In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the DNS Configuration tab and choose Disable DNS.
Click the WINS Configuration tab and choose Disable WINS Resolution.
Click the IP Address tab.
In the IP Address window, click Specify an IP address.
In the IP Address field, enter any legitimate IP address other than the node IP address of the
ONS 15327.
NTP-B22 Set Up CTC Computer to Connect to the ONS 15327
You will connect to the ONS 15327's Ethernet port or through a hub.
All nodes that you will access are running Software Release 3.3 or
higher.
You will connect to multiple ONS 15327s and do not want to
reconfigure your IP address each time.
You do not need to access non-ONS 15327 applications such as ping
and trace route.
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