8ABOUT THIS GUIDE
About Your CD-ROM The CD-ROM contains the following:
■Online documentation for the Switch 4400 — refer to Related
Documentation on page9 for details.
■3Com Network Supervisor — a powerful and easy-to-use network
management platform.
■A number of other useful applications.
Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acrobat
Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on the 3Com
World Wide Web sit e:
http://www.3com.com/
Conventions Table1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.
Tabl e 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
Tabl e 2 Text Conventions
Convention Description
Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the
screen.
Syntax The word “syntax” means that you must evaluate the syntax
provided and then supply the appropriate values for the
placeholders that appear in angle brackets. Example:
To change your password, use the following syntax:
system password <password>
In this example, you must supply a password for <password>.
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 display port information, enter the following command:
bridge port detail
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