ABOUT THIS GUIDE
About This Guide provides an overview of this
guide, describes the guide conventions, tells you
where to look for specific information and lists other
publications that may be useful.

Introduction

This guide provides the information you need to
install and configure the SuperStack® II Switch 1000
24 Port (3C16900A) and the SuperStack II Switch
1000 12 Port (3C16901A) with v3.1 agent software.
The functionality of both units is identical, although
the local m anagement screen s reflect the differ ent
number of ports. Where appropriate, these differ-
ences are noted.
The guide is intended for use by network adminis-
trators who are responsible for i nstalling and set-
ting up network equipment; consequently, it
assumes a basic working knowledge of Local Area
Networks.
If the information in the Release Notes shipped
with your product differs from the information in
this guide, follow the Release Notes.
Throughout this guide, the SuperStack II Switch
1000 is referred to as the Switch 1000 or Switch.

How to Use This Guide

This table shows where to find specific information
in this guide.
If you are looking for... Turn to...
An overview of the Switch 1000 Chapter 1
Information about installing the Switch 1000 into
your network Chapter 2
Information about the methods you can use to man-
age the Switch 1000 Chapter 3
Information about managing the Switch 1000 Chapter 4
Information about more advanced management fea-
tures; for example VLANs, Spanning Tree and RMON Chapter 5
Information about monitoring the status of the
Switch 1000 Chapter 6
Safety information Appendix A
Information about the access rights for each VT100
screen Appendix B
Trouble-shooting information Appendix C
Information about the pin-outs relating to the Switch
1000 Appendix D
Information about the Technical Specifications of the
Switch 1000 Appendix E
Information about the Technical Support available
from 3Com Appendix F