# Creating a Zone Set

To create a zone set, do the following:

1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. In the Edit Zoning dialog, open the Edit menu and select Create Zone Set.

3. In the Create Zone Set dialog, enter a name for the zone set, and click the OK button. The new zone set name is displayed in the Zone Sets windowpane. A zone set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, and -.

4. To create new zones in a zone set, do one of the following:

* Right-click on a zone set and select Add Zone from the popup menu. In the Create a Zone dialog, enter a name for the new zone, and click the OK button. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets windowpane.

* Copy an existing zone by dragging a zone into the new zone set.

5. Click the Apply or OK button to save changes to the zoning database. Note: The orphan zone is NOT saved to the switch.