NETGEAR 7300S manual Audience, Why the Document was Created, How to Use This Document

Chapter 1

About This Guide

Thank you for purchasing the NETGEAR™ 7300S Series L3 Switch.

Audience

This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic-to-intermediate computer and Internet skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, and wireless technology tutorial information is provided in the Appendices.

This document describes configuration commands for the 7300S Series L3 Switch software. The commands can be accessed from the CLI, telnet, and Web interfaces.

Why the Document was Created

This document was created primarily for system administrators configuring and operating a system using 7300S Series L3 Switch software. It is intended to provide an understanding of the configuration options of 7300S Series L3 Switch software.

It is assumed that the reader has an understanding of the relevant switch platforms. It is also assumed that the reader has a basic knowledge of Ethernet and networking concepts.

How to Use This Document

This document describes configuration commands for the 7000 Series L3 Managed Switch software. The commands can be accessed from the CLI, telnet, and Web interfaces.

•Chapter 6, “Quick Start up” details the procedure to quickly become acquainted with the 7000 Series L3 Managed Switch Software.

•Chapter 8, “Switching Commands” describes the Switching commands.

•Chapter 9, “Security Commands” describes the Security commands.

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202-10088-01, March 2005