General Notes; Prerequisite Skills And Knowledge; Notation Conventions; Important Terminology - Avaya AP-3 User Manual

General Notes

Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge

To use this document effectively, you should have a working knowledge of Local Area
Networking (LAN) concepts, network access infrastructures, and client-server relationships. In
addition, you should be familiar with software setup procedures for typical network operating
systems and servers.

Notation Conventions

Computer prompts are shown as constant width type. For example: [Device-Name]>
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Information that you input as shown is displayed in bold type. For example: [Device
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Name]> set ipaddr 10.0.0.12
The names of keyboard keys, software buttons, and field names are displayed in bold
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type. For example: Click the Configure button.
Screen names have initial capital letters. For example, the System Status screen.
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Important Terminology

Table 43 contains important terminology that is used in this appendix.
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Term
Configuration Files
Download vs.
Upload
Group
Description
Database files containing the current Access Point configuration.
Configuration items include the IP Address and other network-specific
values. Config files may be downloaded to the Access Point or
uploaded for backup or troubleshooting.
Downloads transfer files to the Access Point. Uploads transfer files from
the Access Point. The TFTP server performs file transfers in both
directions.
A logical collection of network parameter information. For example, the
System Group is composed of several related parameters.
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