3Com 3015 (3C13615), 3013 (3C13613), 3018 (3C13618) manual About this Guide, Text Conventions

Conventions 5

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide describes the 3Com® Router 3000 Family of routers and how to install hardware, configure and boot software, and maintain software and hardware. This guide also provides troubleshooting and support information for your router.

This guide is intended for the system or network administrator who is responsible for configuring, using, and managing the routers. It asumes a working knowledge of wide area network (WAN) operations and familiarity with communication protocols that are used to interconnect WANs.

Always download the Release Notes for your product from the 3Com World Wide

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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
	Screen			This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen.
	displays
	Keyboard key			If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are
	names			linked with a plus sign (+), for example:
				Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
	The words “enter”			When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type
	and type”			something, and then press Return or Enter. Do not press Return or
				Enter when an instruction simply says “type.”