About This Guide; Conventions; Using Switch 4007R Modules - 3Com Switch 4007R Getting Started Manual

A T
BOUT HIS
This Switch 4007R Getting Started Guide provides an
overview of your Switch and its components,
describes the power management subsystem,
provides information about what occurs when you
start up your Switch, explains how to use the
documentation CD-ROM, and lists important safety
and preinstallation information.
This guide is intended for the system or network
administrator who is responsible for installing and
managing the network hardware. It assumes a
working knowledge of local area network (LAN)
operations, but it does not assume prior knowledge
of 3Com's high-performance networking equipment.
If release notes are shipped with your product and
the information there differs from the information
in this guide, follow the instructions in the release
notes.
Most user guides and release notes are available in
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UIDE

Conventions

Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used
throughout this guide.
Table 1 Notice Icons
Icon Notice Type Description
Information Information that describes important features
note or instructions
Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of
data or potential damage to an application,
system, or device
Warning Information that alerts you to potential
personal injury
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention Description
This typeface represents information as it
Screen displays
appears on the screen.
The word "syntax" means that you must
Syntax
evaluate the syntax provided and then supply
the appropriate values for the placeholders that
appear in angle brackets. Example:
To enable RIPIP, use the following syntax:
SETDefault!<port> -RIPIP CONTrol =
Listen
In this example, you must supply a port number
for <port>.