About This Manual; Intended Readers; Typographical Conventions; Notes, Notices, And Cautions - D-Link DGS-3312SR Product Manual

About This Manual

This manual is divided into two general sections:
Basics - Provides a general introduction to the Switch, its hardware and management features, as well as a guide to setting
up the Switch hardware and initial configuration.
Web Manager – Describes management and configuration of Switch features, following the layout of the Switch's Web
Manager. Five of the Switch's six main folders—Security, Management, Monitoring, Maintenance, and Single IP
Management—have separate chapters. Configuration is divided into two chapters, Basic Configuration and Advanced
Configuration.

Intended Readers

The DGS-3312SR Manual contains information useful for setup and management and of the DGS-3312SR Switch. This
manual is intended for network managers familiar with network management concepts and terminology.

Typographical Conventions

Convention
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Bold font
Boldface
Typewriter Font
Initial capital letter
Italics
Menu Name > Menu
Option

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

DGS-3312SR Gigabit Layer 3 Switch
Description
In a command line, square brackets indicate an optional entry. For example: [copy
filename] means that optionally you can type copy followed by the name of the file.
Do not type the brackets.
Indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu, or menu item. For example: Open the File
menu and choose Cancel. Used for emphasis. May also indicate system
messages or prompts appearing on your screen. For example: You have mail.
Bold font is also used to represent filenames, program names and commands. For
example: use the copy command.
Indicates commands and responses to prompts that must be typed exactly as
printed in the manual.
Indicates a window name. Names of keys on the keyboard have initial capitals. For
example: Click Enter.
Indicates a window name or a field. Also can indicate a variables or parameter that
is replaced with an appropriate word or string. For example: type filename means
that you should type the actual filename instead of the word shown in italic.
Menu Name > Menu Option indicates the menu structure. Device > Port > Port
Properties means the Port Properties menu option under the Port menu option
that is located under the Device menu.
A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your device.
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