3Com DUA1770-0AAA04 manual Notice Icons, Text Conventions, Commands, bridge port detail

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Conventions

8ABOUT THIS GUIDE

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 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

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.”

 

 

Keyboard key names

If you must press two or more keys 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:

 

From the Help menu, select Contents.

 

Click OK.

 

 

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