Black Box 5000 - Manual (Page 123)

CHAPTER 10: Switching Configuration
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The Class Parameters menu appears:
Each of the menu options are explained in
Table 10-3
.
To include a port as part of a class, select option 7
from the Switching Parameters Menu (see Section
10.7, Asynchronous Switching Parameters
, and
Table 10-2 ) and insert the class name.
To define a class that a port automatically connects
to, select option 8 from the Switching Parameters
Menu (see Section 10.7 Asynchronous Switching
Parameters
and Table 10-2) and insert the class (or
node/class) name.
Table 10-3. Class Configuration
Option Default Description
1. Class Name n/a Changes the name of this class. To rename a class, select this option and the
following prompt will appear:
ENTER CLASS NAME [name](^X TO ABORT):
Enter the desired class name. Press . To abort the process,
press ^X.
Class names can be up to eight characters long. Only letters (a to z, A to Z),
numbers (0 to 9), and the underscore symbol (_) can be used. The first two
characters must be letters. Names are not case-sensitive, so hp_acctg,
HP_ACCTG
, and HP_Acctg are the same name.
2. Secondary Class 0 An alternate group of ports that will be searched should all ports in the primary
class name be unavailable. This is optional.
Note: This is not a subclass, but an alternative class.
The secondary class must be assigned within
the same hub as the primary class.
To designate a secondary class, select this option and the following prompt will
appear:
ENTER SECONDARY CLASS #[0]:
Enter the class number of the secondary class. Press . To delete a
secondary class, enter
0 . To abort the process, press ^X.
The secondary class must be predefined as a primary class before being defined
as a secondary class.
CLASS PARAMETERS MENU
1. CLASS NAME
2. SECONDARY CLASS [0]
3. CLASS PASSWORD
4. CLASS MESSAGE
5. CLASS NO ACTIVITY TIMEOUT [ 0]
6. DELETE CLASS
CR - ACCEPT ENTRY
M - MAIN MENU P - PREVIOUS MENU
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