3Com 4210G Series Getting Started Manual page 3

About This Manual
Organization
3Com Switch 4210G Family Getting Started Guide is organized as follows:
Chapter
1 Router Overview
2 Preparing for Installation
3 Installing the Switch
4 Starting and Configuring the
Switch
5 Boot ROM
Software Loading
6 Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Conventions
The manual uses the following conventions:
Command conventions
Convention
Boldface
italic
[ ]
{ x | y | ... }
[ x | y | ... ]
{ x | y | ... } *
[ x | y | ... ] *
&<1-n>
#
Briefly introduces the appearance, system description, as well as
the features and applications of the 3Com Switch 4210G Family.
Describes the requirements on installation site, the safety
recommendations before and during installation, and the required
tools.
Covers the procedures for installing the 3Com Switch 4210G
Family, ground wire connection, power module installation,
interface module installation, and so on.
Helps you get familiar with the basic knowledge of how to boot and
configure the 3Com Switch 4210G Family, including device
startup, power-on, and initialization of system files, and so on.
Introduces how to load Boot ROM and host software for the
and Host
3Com Switch 4210G Family.
Introduces the problems that might occur during the installation
and
and the booting of the 3Com Switch 4210G Family and the related
solution.
The keywords of a command line are in Boldface.
Command arguments are in italic.
Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ] are optional.
Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
One is selected.
Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets and
separated by vertical bars. One or none is selected.
Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
A minimum of one or a maximum of all can be selected.
Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets and
separated by vertical bars. Many or none can be selected.
The argument(s) before the ampersand (&) sign can be entered 1 to n
times.
A line starting with the # sign is comments.
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