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Setting
Function
EDIT PORT
NAMES
To help remember which computer is attached to a particular port,
every port can be given a name. This function allows the
administrator to create, modify, or delete port names. To edit a port
name:
1. Click the port you want, or use the navigation keys to move the
highlight bar to it, then press
[Enter]
.
2. Key in the new port name, or modify/delete the old one. The
maximum number of characters allowed for the port name is 12.
Legal characters include:
Alpha characters:
A
–
Z
All numeric characters:
0
–
9
+ - / .
and
Space
Case does not matter; the OSD displays the port name in all
capitals no matter how they were keyed in.
3. When you have finished editing, press
[Enter]
to have the
change take effect. To abort the change, press
[Esc]
.
RESTORE
DEFAULT
VALUES
This function is used to undo all changes and return the setup to
the original factory default settings (see
, page 63) – except for the
Names
settings that were
assigned to the ports, which are saved.
CLEAR THE
NAME LIST
This function clears the port name list.
ACTIVATE
BEEPER
Choices are
Y
(for Yes), or
N
(for No). When activated, the beeper
sounds whenever a port is changed; when activating the Auto Scan
function (see
F7 SCAN
, page 35); or an invalid entry is made on an
OSD menu. The default is Y (activated).