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CHAPTER 10: Switching Configuration
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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.