3Com 3CR856-95 manual About this Guide, Naming Convention, Conventions, Icon Description

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide is intended for use by those responsible for installing and setting up network equipment; consequently, it assumes a basic working knowledge of LANs (Local Area Networks) and Internet gateway systems.

If a release note is shipped with this OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Secure Gateway and contains information that differs from the information in this guide, follow the information in the release note.

Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acro- bat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) on the 3Com World Wide Web site:

http://www.3com.com

Naming Convention

Throughout this guide, the OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Secure Gateway is referred to as the Gateway.

Category 3 and Category 5 Twisted Pair Cables are referred to as Twisted Pair Cables throughout this guide.

Conventions

Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.

Table 1 Notice Icons

Icon	Notice Type	Description
	Information note	Information that describes important
		features or instructions
	Caution	Information that alerts you to potential
		loss of data or potential damage to an
		application, system, or device
	Warning	Information that alerts you to potential
		personal injury

Table 2 Text Conventions

Convention	Description
The words “enter”	When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you
and “type”	must type something, and then press Return or Enter.
	Do not press Return or Enter when an instruction
	simply says “type.”
Keyboard key	If you must press two or more keys simultaneously,
names	the key names are linked with a plus sign (+).
	Example:
	Press Ctrl+Alt+Del

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