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Table 2 Text Conventions

Deciding how to manage your system

Setting the Console port baud

Configuring the IP management interface

Troubleshooting hardware and software problems

Complying with environmental and compliance specifications

Checking your site for environmental and safety considerations

Getting help from your network supplier or 3Com

“How Do You Want to Manage the System?” on page 5-1

“Setting the Console Port Baud” on page 5-3

“Configuring the IP Interface” on page 5-3

“Diagnosing Problems” on page 6-1

Appendix A: System Specifications

Appendix B: Site Requirements and Safety Codes

Appendix C: Technical Support

Convention	Description
Screen	This typeface represents information as it
displays	appears on the screen.
Commands	The word “command” means that you must
	enter the command exactly as shown and then
	press Return or Enter. Commands appear in
	bold. Example:
	To update the system software, enter the
	following command:

system softwareUpdate

	This guide always gives the full form of a
	command in uppercase and lowercase letters.
	However, you can abbreviate commands by
	entering the fewest letters in each command
	that identify a unique command. Commands
	are not case sensitive.
The words	When you see the word “enter” in this guide,
“enter”	you must type something, and then press Return
and “type”	or Enter. Do not press Return or Enter when an
	instruction simply says “type.”

Conventions

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

Table 1 Notice Icons

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

Keyboard key	If you must press two or more keys
names	simultaneously, the key names are linked with a
	plus sign (+). Example:
		Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
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 menu names, menu commands, and
		software button names. Examples:

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