> # Configuring the code-page Option

> FICON strings are coded in Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) format. Refer to your mainframe documentation for details on the code-page options.

> Cisco MDS switches support international-5, france, brazil, germany, italy, japan, spain-latinamerica, uk, and us-canada (default) EBCDIC format options.

> ## Detailed Steps

> To modify the code-page option using Device Manager, follow these steps:

> 1. Choose FICON > VSANs.

> You see the FICON VSAN configuration dialog box. The VSANs tab is the default tab.

> 2. From the CodePage drop-down menu, choose an option for the FICON VSAN you want to configure.
> 3. Click Apply to save the changes.

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