Conventions - 3Com CoreBuilder 2500 Getting Started Manual

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Conventions

Table 1 and Table 2
throughout this guide.
Table 1 Notice Icons
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Information Important features or instructions.
Note
Caution Risk of personal safety, system damage,
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Warning Risk of severe personal injury
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention Description
The word "syntax" means you must evaluate
Syntax
the syntax provided and supply the appropriate
values. Placeholders for values you must supply
appear in angle brackets. Example:
Enable RIPIP by using the following syntax:
SETDefault !<port> -RIPIP
CONTrol = Listen
In this example, you must supply a port number
for <port>.
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list conventions that are used
Table 2 Text Conventions (continued)
Convention Description
The word "command" means you must enter the
Commands
command exactly as shown in text and press the
Return or Enter key. Example:
To remove the IP address, enter the following
command:
SETDefault !0 -IP NETaddr = 0.0.0.0
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.
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The words When you see the word "enter" in this guide,
"enter" you must type something, and then press the
and "type" Return or Enter key. Do not press the Return or
Enter key when an instruction simply says "type."
[Key] names Key names appear in text in one of two ways:
Referred to by their labels, such as "the Return
key" or "the Escape key"
Written with brackets, such as [Return] or [Esc].
If you must press two or more keys
simultaneously, the key names are linked with a
plus sign (+). Example:
Press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del].
Menu commands Menu commands or button names appear in
and buttons italics. Example:
From the Help menu, select Contents.
Words in italicized Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at
type the place where they are defined in the text.
Words in Bold text denotes key features.
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