3Com 2900 manual About This Manual, Organization, Conventions

About This Manual

Organization

3Com Baseline Switch 2900 Family Getting Started Guide is organized as follows:

	Chapter	Contents
		Briefly introduces the appearance, system description, as
1	Product Overview	well as the features and applications of the 3Com Baseline
		Switch 2900 Family.
		Describes the requirements on installation site, the safety
2	Installation Preparations	recommendations before and during installation, and the
		required tools.
		Covers the procedures for installing the 3Com Baseline
3	Installing a Switch	Switch 2900 Family, ground wire connection, power
		module installation, interface module installation, and so
		on.
		Helps you get familiar with the basic knowledge of how to
4	Initial Power-On	boot and configure the 3Com Baseline Switch 2900 Family,
		including device startup, power-on, and initialization of
		system files, and so on.
5	Loading Software	Introduces how to load Boot ROM and host software for the
		3Com Baseline Switch 2900 Family
		Introduces the problems that might occur during the
6	Maintenance and Troubleshooting	installation and the booting of the 3Com Baseline Switch
		2900 Family and the related solution.

Conventions

The manual uses the following conventions:

GUI conventions

Convention	Description
Boldface	Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in
	Boldface. For example, the New User window appears; click OK.
>	Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File >
	Create > Folder.

Symbols

Convention Description

Means reader be extremely careful. Improper operation may cause bodily injury.

Means reader be careful. Improper operation may cause data loss or damage to equipment.

Means an action or information that needs special attention to ensure successful configuration or good performance.