Black Box 5000 manual Class Configuration

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.

CHAPTER 10: Switching Configuration

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 ENTRY:

			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 <cr>. 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 <cr>. 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.

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