Set/change system TID

Procedure 7-9: Set/change system TID

Overview

Use this procedure to set or change the system Target Identifier (TID).

Important!

The system TID is generally provisioned before the system is integrated into a network. Do not change the system TID unless you are reconfiguring the network and have been directed to do so.

Privilege level

You must log in as a Privileged user to complete this procedure.

Before you begin

Prior to performing this procedure:

Refer to Before you begin and Required equipment in this chapter.
Obtain the TID from your work instructions.

Steps

Complete the following steps to change the system TID.


1	From your work instructions, obtain the TID. Important! The TID is a case-insensitive character string from 1 to 20 characters and must be unique for each NE in the ring. The allowed characters are: Letters from "a" to "z" and "A" to "Z". Numbers from "0" to "9". Special characters "-" (hyphen), and "." (period).
2	From the System View menu, select Administration → Set TID, then: In the New TID: box, enter the new TID. Confirm your entry in the Confirm TID: box. Click the OK button. A warning message appears stating that the execution of this command will terminate all active login sessions. Read the information message, then click Yes. Result: The TID is changed, the system resets, and you are logged off the system.
3	If required, re-establish the login session to the network element. Reference: Procedure 14-2: Connect personal computer (PC) and establish WaveStar^® CIT session End of steps