This chapter describes the intended audience, scope, conventions, and formats of this manual.
Audience, Conventions, and Formats
This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic computer and Internet skills. However,
basic computer network, Internet, and firewall technologies tutorial information is provided in the
Appendices and on the Netgear Web site.
This guide uses the following format to highlight special messages:
Note: This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
Table 1-1.
Typographical Conventions
italics
bold
SMALL CAPS
Note: Product updates are available on the NETGEAR Web site at
http://kbserver.netgear.com.
About This Guide
Emphasis, books, CDs, URL names
User input
Screen text, file and server names, extensions, commands, IP addresses
August 2004
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About This Guide
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