ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide describes 3Com routers and how to configure them.

Conventions Tabl e 1 and Tab le 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.
Tabl e 1 Notice Icons
Tabl e 2 Text Conventions
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.
Convention Description
Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen.
Keyboard key names If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are
linked with a plus sign (+), for example:
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
The words “enter”
and type” When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type
something, and then press Return or Enter. Do not press Return or
Enter when an instruction simply says “type.”
Words in italics Italics are used to:
Emphasize a point.
Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the text.
Identify command variables.
Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names.
Examples:
From the Help menu, select Contents.
Click OK.
Words in bold Boldface type is used to highlight command names. For example, “Use
the display user-interface command to...”