Multiserver 5000

Special rules apply when entering the characters listed in Table 11-4in a dialog message.

Length: Dialog Messages vary in maximum length.

Syntax:

Alphanumeric characters (A to Z,

 

0 to 9), spaces, and all symbols

 

may be used. Messages are not

 

case-sensitive.

All dialog messages can be quickly reviewed through the View Configuration menu.

Table 11-5. Dialog Messages

 

 

 

Max

 

 

Option

Default

Char

Description

1.

Channel Password

ENTER PASSWORD:

31

Asks the user for the password associated

 

 

 

 

with the sign-on port. It is the first dialog

 

 

 

 

message that appears on the user’s screen

 

 

 

 

when attempting connection to the network.

2.

Welcome

(No default message)

58

Appears when the user first successfully

 

 

 

 

connects to the Multiserver.

3.

Class Request

ENTER CLASS:

31

Asks the user for the destination class name

 

 

 

 

or channel.

4.

Class Password

ENTER CLASS PASSWORD:

31

Asks for the password of the requested class.

 

 

 

 

If no password is configured for the class, the

 

 

 

 

user should respond with a carriage return.

5.

Connected

CONNECTED

31

Displayed when a connection to any resource

 

 

 

 

has been established.

6.

Queue

WAITING Q=n

17

Displays when a user is waiting for a

 

 

 

 

connection to a port. The user types a

 

 

 

 

character or <cr> and the message displays

 

 

 

 

on the screen, indicating the user’s place in

 

 

 

 

the queue. The value n following the queue

 

 

 

 

message is the user’s place in queue.

7.

Busy

BUSY

17

Displays to users using matrix switching

 

 

 

 

when the requested port is in use by another

 

 

 

 

network user.

8.

Disconnected

DISCONNECTED

17

Sent when the call has been disconnected.

 

 

 

 

It is sent only to the call originator using

 

 

 

 

switching.

9.

No Answer

NO ANSWER

17

Indicates there is no answer from the

 

 

 

 

destination port.

10.

Unavailable

UNAVAILABLE

17

Sent when a user requests a resource that

 

 

 

 

exists, but is not in service (operational).

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Black Box 5000 manual Dialog Messages, Max Option Default Char Description