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Chapter 3: Basic Operations 23
Adding and maintaining channels
Basic channel maintenance is performed from the Administrator Commands
menu and is available if you are operating in non-secure mode or if you are the
system administrator. Here you can add, delete or edit individual channels.
To add a new channel:
1. Press the keyboard Control key twice within one second. The
Administrator Channel List appears.
2. Press the keyboard Control key twice within one second again. The
Administrator Commands menu appears.
3. Highlight Add Channel and press Enter.
-or-
Press the Insert key. The Add Channel menu appears.
Figure 3.4: The Add Channel Menu
4. Type in a new channel name, up to 14 characters long, and press Enter.
5. Type in the address for the computer you are naming and press Enter.
NOTE: The address cannot be longer than two digits. For cascaded addresses, see Keyboard
Switching in this chapter.
6. Enter the dwell time for the ID window and press Enter.
7. Enter the dwell time for scanning and press Enter.
8. Highlight ID Setup and press Enter. Use the Arrow keys to position the ID
window where you would like it to appear when this channel is selected.
Then press Enter. For further information, see Configuring the ID window
later in this chapter.