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About This Guide
This section discusses the objectives, intended audience, and organization of the Catalyst 2900 User Guide, and defines the conventions used to convey instructions and information.
Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on a CD called Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series. The CD is updated and shipped monthly so it might be more current than printed documentation. To order the Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series CD, contact your local sales representative or call Customer Service. The CD is available both as a single CD and as an annual subscription. You can also access Cisco technical documentation on the World Wide Web URL http://www.cisco.com.
Note The Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series CD was previously called UniverCD.
Document Objectives
This publication describes specific procedures for preparing your site and network equipment for the initial installation of the Catalyst 2900 hardware and software for the startup. It also describes procedures you can use in the future to modify or upgrade your system. It guides you through the initial site preparation, hardware installation, and startup of your new switch. After you install the hardware, you will use the appropriate companion publications to configure your system software. Maintenance procedures and guidelines for the general care and upkeep of your new switch are also included. All additions or upgrades to the switch hardware or software image (firmware) that you order from the factory are accompanied by configuration notes that provide
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