In this post you'll find step by step instructions for initial OLT configuration and for setting up the IP connectivity of the ZTE TITAN C6xx Series OLTs. After completing these steps, you'll be ready to connect your OLT to SmartOLT.
1Connect to the OLT with the provided serial cable
Use a Serial-to-USB converter if necessary.
There is no factory IP address and usually no default user/pass like zte/zte, so the initial configuration must be done by serial terminal. For this connection you will use the port labeled CON.
The default password for the "enable" privilege is zxr10 .
Use the original ZTE serial cable provided in the C6xx box, it has a special pinout. Cisco or Huawei cables are NOT compatible. Connect the cable to the CON port of the OLT. Connect the other end to your PC, most likely using the Serial-to-USB converter. You can use PuTTY serial terminal to connect to the OLT, using the parameters 115200-8-N-1. To find out the correct COM port used by the Serial-USB converter, take a look in the operating system Device Manager (Windows+X) -- on the Ports (COM&LPT) section.
At this moment, also connect the OLT and the Router with a LAN cable, using the management labeled MGMT. It is positioned in the same port group with the CLK, ALM and CON ports.
The MGMT port is an isolated port, designed for management purposes only. This port cannot be used to transport the traffic of the customers - it is also called OOB (Out Of Band) management port.
This is how the console should appear when you connect:
[Ctrl-A is the prefix key] ************************************************************************* Welcome to ZXAN product C300 of ZTE Corporation ************************************************************************* Last login time is 08.20.2020-13:29:54-UTC, 0 authentication failures happened since that time. ZXAN>enable Password: zxr10 ZXAN#
Verify the status of the cards using the command: show card (following is an example)
ZXAN# show card Shelf Slot CfgType CardName Port HardVer Status --------------------------------------------------- 1 1 GFGH GFGH 16 V1.0.0 INSERVICE 1 2 GFGH GFGH 16 V1.0.0 INSERVICE 1 3 FCSDA FCSDA 0 V1.0.0 INSERVICE 1 4 SPUF 4 OFFLINE 1 5 SPUF SPUF 4 V1.0.0 INSERVICE 1 6 PRSF PRSF 0 V1.0.0 INSERVICE
2Configure an IP address on the mgmt_eth or VLAN interface
ZXAN# conf t ZXAN(config)# interface mgmt_eth ZXAN(config-if)# ip address 10.200.0.2 255.255.255.0 ZXAN(config-if)# exit ZXAN(config)# exit
Add the default gateway and save configuration:
ZXAN# conf t
ZXAN(config)# no ip route vrf mng 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
ZXAN(config)# ip route vrf mng 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.200.0.1
ZXAN(config)# exit
ZXAN# write
Write DB OK!
Building configuration...
....[OK].
ZXAN#
Check the routing table to confirm the default gateway was applied:
ZXAN# show ip forwarding route vrf mng
Dest Gw Interface Owner Pri Metric
*> 0.0.0.0/0 10.200.0.1 mgmt_eth Static 1 0
*> 10.200.0.0/24 10.200.0.2 mgmt_eth Direct 0 0
*> 10.200.0.2/32 10.200.0.2 mgmt_eth Address 0 0
3Create a local authentication template and a dedicated username/password
This user/pass will be used by SmartOLT to connect to your OLT.
conf t
aaa-authentication-template 2001
aaa-authentication-type local
exit
aaa-authorization-template 2001
aaa-authorization-type local
exit
system-user
authorization-template 1
bind aaa-authorization-template 2001
local-privilege-level 15
exit
authentication-template 1
bind aaa-authentication-template 2001
exit
user-name smartoltusr
bind authentication-template 1
bind authorization-template 1
password [a strong generated password]
exit
4Enable telnet
conf t
line telnet server enable
exit
write
At this stage, your OLT is ready to be interconnected with SmartOLT.
Open your SmartOLT site, go to Settings → OLTs → Add OLT, fill in the fields displayed, click Test connection, and then Save.
Other settings (If you use SmartOLT, these are configured automatically, no need to configure them manually):
conf t
auto-write everyday 19:00:00
no ntp enable
ntp server 216.239.35.4 priority 2 version 4 unlock
ntp server 162.159.200.123 priority 3 version 4 unlock
ntp poll-interval 10
ntp enable