Chapter
2
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Creating and Editing a Channel Profile
Creating and Editing a Channel Profile 91
Defining a Channel
1.
On the Main window, in the toolbar, click
Add Channels
;
the Channel wizard appears.
Figure 31
:
Adding a Channel - Step 1, Channel Options
2.
Select a channel name (e.g.
Test 2
) by overwriting the default in the
Channel Name field to the upper left. Every channel must have a different
name. Channel names may consist of up to 255 ASCII-English
characters.
y
If you try to use a name that has already been assigned to a different
channel, you receive an error message.
y
If you add a hot stand-by channel, the channel name appears with the
extension
StandBy
. Do not change the hot stand-by channel's name.
1.
Choose one of the three channel options listed below:
y
From Template.
Choose the desired template from the list.
y
From Type.
Choose a channel type with default input and output
parameters. Available channel types are listed in the previous page.
y
Hot Stand-by.
Choose the channel from the list that you wish to back up.
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