Black Box 5000 - Manual (Page 115)

CHAPTER 10: Switching Configuration
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and then for an available port in the secondary
class.
The following steps are used to make a class
connection.
1. At the ENTER CLASS prompt, enter the class
name to which you wish to connect.
2. The class password prompt will appear on the
screen. Enter the password. Press <cr>.
3. If the port is not available, the screen will
display one of the following messages:
Waiting Q=n . The ports for the class are
already connected to other users, and you are
in queue position n. Refer to Section 10.10 for
information on how to obtain updated queue
information or how to remove the port from
the queue.
Unavailable . The resource exists, but is not
in service (not operational).
Unassigned . The class is unknown in the
network. It could also mean that a password
for the class may be incorrect.
4. A class message, if configured, will appear on
the screen if the called port belongs to a class.
5. A connection message will appear on the
screen when the connection is complete across
the link.
To disconnect from a class connection, press the
<break>
key three times within six seconds. When
the connection is broken, the disconnect message
will be displayed on the screen of the calling port.
N ODE /C LASS C ONNECTION
After the initial steps are completed, you can
request a class connection on a selected node. The
Multiserver will search to determine if the node is
the local or remote hub group. If local, it will
search for an available port in the primary class and
then for the secondary class. If there are no ports
available, the Multiserver will place the call in
queue for any busy primary ports or for the
secondary class if there are no busy primary ports.
The following steps are used to make a node/class
connection.
1. At the ENTER CLASS prompt, enter the
node/class name to which you wish to connect.
Note : When entering the node name, enter
the name of the Multiserver node (i.e.,
Multiserver node ID/class name). All ports
configured for a class in that Multiserver hub
group will be included in the search.
2. The CLASS PASSWORD prompt will appear
on the screen. Enter the password.
3. If the port is not available, the screen will
display one of the following messages:
Waiting Q=n . The ports for the class are
already connected to other users, and you are
in queue position n. Refer to Section 10.10 for
information on how to obtain updated queue
information or how to remove the port from
the queue.
Unavailable . The resource exists, but is not
in service (not operational).
Unassigned . The class is unknown in the
network. It could also mean that a password
for the class may be incorrect.
4. A class message, if configured, will appear on
the screen if the called port belongs to a class.
5. A connection message will appear on the
screen when the connection is complete across
the link.
To disconnect from a node/class connection, press
the <break> key three times within six seconds.
When the connection is broken, the disconnect
message will be displayed on the screen of the
calling port.
M ATRIX C ONNECTION
After the initial steps have been completed, any
async port, which is not configured as a force
connect or fixed destination, can attempt to
connect to another async port by its node/channel
number. The following steps are used to make the
matrix connection:
1. At the ENTER CLASS prompt, enter the full
node ID/channel number (or a range of port
numbers) of the port to which you wish to
connect.