vi Preface ELS100-24TXG

Other Conventions

This guide uses the following typographical conventions:
•Initial Caps Menu titles and console menu selections.
•[Enter] Used to designate the Enter or Return key.
•ALL CAPS Used to designate fields within the console menus
(Example: CONNECTION).
•courier font Screen messages and user prom pts.
•Selection Describes a user-configurable user interface item.
•Field Describes a read-onl y information item.
Organization
Chapter 1. Product Overview: Describes the features of the switch, front
and rear panel components and application examples.
Chapter 2. Installation: Describes the content of your switch shipment,
lists site requirements, and provides mounting instructions. Instructions
for making connections and powering up the swi tc h ar e pr ovi ded as well.
Chapter 3. ELS100-24TXG Use r Inter fac e: Describes the user interface
console menus and lists the factory defaults for system settings. Each of
the console menus are presented along with a description of the
selections/field s available within eac h menu.
Chapter 4. Configuring and Monitoring the Switch: Describes
common tasks and associated steps required to configure the switch, and
covers common switch and network considerations required to ensure
system integrity.
Chapter 5. SNMP Management: Describes how the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP) communication protocol is used to
manage the switch, and provides a description of industry standard and
proprietary Managed Information Bases (MIBs) supported by the switch.
Appendix A. Technical Specifications: Provides a list of standards
compliance and certifications as well as physical and operational
specifications.
Appendix B. Spanning Tree Concepts: Describes the operation of the
Spanning Tree Protocol and how it is used to resolve the problems of
physical loops in a network.
Appendix C. Flow Control: Describes how the flow control features are
used to provide a mechanism for protecting the switch from overload
conditions and to keep additional traffic off the network.
Appendix D. Virtual LANs (VLANs): Describes how the switch uses
VLANs to create isolated network domains, and provides illustrations of
VLAN switch configurations.