About This Guide; Conventions - 3Com 3C421600A Management Manual

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Conventions

Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.
Table 1 Notice Icons
Icon Notice Type
Information note
Caution
Warning
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention Description
The word "syntax" means you must evaluate the syntax
Syntax
provided and supply the appropriate values. Placeholders for
values you must supply appear in angle brackets. Example:
In this example, you must supply the user's name for
<name> and phone number for <number>.
The word "command" means you must enter the command
Commands
exactly as shown in text and press the Return or Enter key.
Example:
Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the
screen.
The words "enter" When you see the word "enter" in this guide, you must type
and "type" something, and then press the Return or Enter key. Do not
press the Return or Enter key when an instruction simply says
"type."
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Description
Information that describes important features or
instructions
Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or
potential damage to an application, system, or device
Information that alerts you to potential personal injury
Set callback user's primary dial-back number
Set user <name> phone_number <number>
To list the current IP routes, enter the following
command:
list IP routes
This guide always gives the full form of a command in
uppercase and lowercase letters. However, you can
abbreviate commands by entering only the uppercase
letters and the appropriate value. Commands are not
case-sensitive.