Juniper Networks MX240 manual About This Guide, Objectives, Audience

About This Guide

This preface provides the following guidelines for using the MX240 Ethernet Services Router Hardware Guide:

■Objectives on page xvii

■Audience on page xvii

■Documentation Conventions on page xviii

■List of Technical Publications on page xix

■Obtaining Documentation on page xxvi

■Documentation Feedback on page xxvi

■Requesting Technical Support on page xxvii

Objectives

This manual describes hardware components, installation, basic configuration, and basic troubleshooting procedures for the Juniper Networks MX240 Ethernet Services Router. It explains how to prepare your site for router installation, unpack and install the hardware, power on the router, perform initial software configuration, and perform routine maintenance. After completing the installation and basic configuration procedures covered in this manual, see the JUNOS software configuration guides for information about further JUNOS software configuration.

NOTE: For additional information about Juniper Networks Ethernet Services routers and the Dense Port Concentrators (DPCs) they support—either corrections to or information that might have been omitted from this guide—see the hardware release notes at http://www.juniper.net/.

Audience

This guide is designed for network administrators who are installing and maintaining a Juniper Networks router or preparing a site for router installation. To use this guide, you need a broad understanding of networks in general, the Internet in particular, networking principles, and network configuration. Any detailed discussion of these concepts is beyond the scope of this guide.

Objectives ■ xvii