ZTE OLT initial steps

In this post you'll find step by step instructions for initial OLT configuration and for setting
up the IP connectivity of the ZTE C300/C320/C350/C220 OLTs. After completing these
steps, you'll be ready to connect your OLT to SmartOLT.

Step one: Connect to the OLT with telnet using the default IP address.

The factory IP address of any ZTE OLT is 136.1.1.100. The default username is zte and
the password is zte
In some cases the "zte" username does not have high privileges assigned: the telnet console
displays after logging in the sign ">" instead of "#". In that case, the "enable" command
will be additionally needed. The default password for "enable" is zxr10 .
Connect an ethernet cable to the dedicated (out-of-band) management port of the OLT.
This management port is typically labeled 10/100 or MNG. It is positioned near the CL1 or
DIAG port. CL1 is the serial console port (9600-8N1).
The 10/100 port is an isolated port, designed for management purposes only. This port
cannot be used to transport the traffic of the customers.
Configure on your PC or on the ethernet port of the Mikrotik where the OLTs' management
port is connected the IP address 136.1.1.1/255.255.255.0 . Verify connectivity by pinging
136.1.1.100, you should receive replies. Then connect to the OLT.

telnet 136.1.1.100
Trying 136.1.1.100...
Connected to 136.1.1.100.
Escape character is '^]'.
************************************************
Welcome to ZXAN product C320 of ZTE Corporation
************************************************

Username:zte
Password:
ZXAN#

Step two: Enable plug-and-play detection of the OLT boards and add the chassis type.

# For C320 OLT

conf t
set-pnp enable
add-rack rackno 1 racktype C320Rack
add-shelf rackno 1 shelfno 1 shelftype C320_SHELF
# For C300 OLT
conf t
set-pnp enable
add-rack rackno 1 racktype IEC19
add-shelf rackno 1 shelfno 1 shelftype IEC_SHELF

Verify the status of the cards using the command: show card
ZXAN# show card

Rack Shelf Slot CfgType RealType Port HardVer SoftVer Status

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
1 1 2 GTGH GTGHG 16 120700 V1.2.5P3
INSERVICE
1 1 3 SMXA SMXA 3 131201 V1.2.5P3
INSERVICE
1 1 4 SMXA SMXA 3 131201 V1.2.5P3 STANDBY

Step three Configure a new management IP address on the (out-of-band) mng1 interface:

conf t
interface mng1
ip address [IP] [MASK]

Reconnect to the OLT using the new IP address you assigned.

Add the default gateway and save configuration:

conf t
no ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 [IP of the GATEWAY]
exit
write

Step four:
Create a dedicated username/password. This user/pass will be used between SmartOLT
and your OLT.
conf t
username smartoltusr password (enter a strong password) max-sessions 16 privilege 15

At this stage, your OLT is ready to be interconnected with SmartOLT system.

# Other settings (If you use SmartOLT, these are configured automatically, no need to
configure them manually):

conf t
auto-write enable
auto-write 18:00:00 everyday
mib-compatibility iftable v2
ntp server 91.189.89.199 priority 1
ntp server 80.96.196.58 priority 2
ntp enable

# Optional, you can configure an "in-band" IP address on a VLAN interface. This is useful
when you want to manage the OLT using the same physical interface that is used for
normal traffic of the customers. We do not recommend this scenario because if a loop
happens in the ONT, undetected by the ONT/OLT and the uplink port is shutdown by the
uplink device as a reaction to the loop, you will lose the IP connectivity with the OLT as
well.
conf t
vlan 300
exit
interface vlan300
ip address [IP] [MASK]