Apex OutLook 140DX/180DX Switch User Guide
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U S I N G O S C A R
A
SSIGNING
U
NIQUE
N
AMES
TO
C
OMPUTERS
You may find it easier to identify the computers in a system by
name rather than by port number. For example, in a network
environment, you can assign the same names to each computer
as those assigned by the network. To list the computers by name
in OSCAR menus, see
Changing Menu Attributes
.
Note
Before you can assign names to computers attached to a secondary
switch, you must first associate the secondary device with a port. See
the section Assigning Specific Device Types.
To assign unique names to computers:
1
In the
Advanced Menus
screen, highlight the
Setup
menu.
2
Highlight
Names
and press
ENTER
; the
Port Name Setup
screen appears.
3
Using the up and down arrow keys, select the port number
for which you want to enter or change a computer name.
4
Type a name for the computer and press
ENTER
. Computer
names may be up to 12 characters long, including only A-Z,
0-9, the space and the dash character. Lowercase letters are
converted to uppercase. Press
BACKSPACE
to delete an
incorrect entry.
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