About This Guide; Conventions - 3Com 6000 Series Installation Manual

Conventions

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BOUT HIS
This guide describes the 3Com
hardware, configure and boot software, and maintain software and hardware.
This guide also provides troubleshooting and support information for your router.
This guide is intended for the system or network administrator who is responsible
for installing, configuring, using, and managing the routers. It assumes a working
knowledge of wide area network (WAN) operations and familiarity with
communication protocols that are used to interconnect WANs.
Always download the Release Notes for your product from the 3Com World Wide
Web site for the latest updates to product documentation:
http://www.3com.com
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
This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen.
Screen
displays
Keyboard key If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are
names linked with a plus sign (+), for example:
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
The words "enter" When you see the word "enter" in this guide, you must type
and type" something, and then press Return or Enter. Do not press Return or
Enter when an instruction simply says "type."
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® Router 6000 Family of routers and how to install
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.
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