ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide describes how to install your 3Com Switch and perform initial management configurations.

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).

Diese Anleitung ist fur die Benutzung durch Netzwerkadministratoren vorgesehen, die fur die Installation und das einstellen von Netzwerkkomponenten verantwortlich sind; sie setzt Erfahrung bei der Arbeit mit LANs (Local Area Networks) voraus.

If release notes are shipped with your product and the information there differs from the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the release notes.

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

www.3com.com

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

 

 

 

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