ABOUT THIS GUIDE
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).
If a release note is shipped with this 3Com Baseline Switch
Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acro- bat Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) on the 3Com World Wide Web site:
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Naming Convention
Throughout this guide, the 3Com Baseline Switch
Category 3 and Category 5 Twisted Pair Cables are referred to as Twisted Pair Cables throughout this guide.
Conventions
Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.
Table 1 Notice Icons
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| Information note | Information that describes important |
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| features or instructions |
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| Caution | Information that alerts you to potential |
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| loss of data or potential damage to an |
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| application, system, or device |
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| Warning | Information that alerts you to potential |
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| personal injury |
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Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention | Description |
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The words “enter” | When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you |
and “type” | must type something, and then press Return or Enter. |
| Do not press Return or Enter when an instruction |
| simply says “type.” |
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Keyboard key | If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, |
names | the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). |
| Example: |
| Press Ctrl+Alt+Del |
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