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			CHAPTER 10: Switching Configuration
		Table 10-2. Switching Parameters (continued)
Option		Default	Description
7.	Resource Class	None	This option includes the port as part of a class. The class name must
			already be configured before this option can be utilized. Select this option
			and the following prompt will appear on the screen:
			ENTER RESOURCE CLASS (8 CHARS MAX)(^X TO ABORT)
			Enter the class name (8 characters maximum). Press <cr>.
			If the port is to be assigned to connect to a specific class, enter that name
			under option 8, Destination Node/Class, and leave this option blank. See
			Section 10.8, Classes, for more information.
8.	Destination	None	This option assigns a port to a particular node and class that the port will
	Node/Class		access when a connection request is made. The class name must
			already be configured before this option can be utilized. Select this option
			and the following prompt will appear on the screen:
			ENTER DESTINATION CLASS (^X TO ABORT):
			Enter the class name (8 characters maximum). Press <cr>.
			If the port is configured as part of a resource class (option 7), leave this
			option blank. See Section 10.8, Classes, for more information.
9.	Channel	None	This option assigns a password to the port for security purposes.
	Password		The channel password is invoked when acessing the port from a terminal
			that is attached to it. This is unrelated to the class password. The default
			is no password.

To assign a password, select this option. The following prompt will appear on the screen:

ENTER CHANNEL PASSWORD (^X TO ABORT):

Enter the desired password. (You can use up to eight alphanumeric characters.) Press <cr>.

If there is a channel password and you wish to reconfigure the channel to not have one, enter a space after the prompt. Press <cr>. No password will be required.

If a non-ASCII character set (option 5) has been configured for the port being configured, do not assign a password to the port.

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