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Chapter 1 About This Guide
Thank you for purchasing the NETGEAR GSM73xx L3 Switch.

About this Manual

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 7000 Series L3 Managed Switch
software. The commands can be accessed from the CLI, telnet, and Web interfaces.
This document was created primarily for system administrators configuring and operating a
system using 7000 Series L3 Managed Switch software. It is intended to provide an understanding
of the configuration options of 7000 Series L3 Managed 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.

Organization of This Manual

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 Startup” details the procedure to quickly become acquainted with the 7000
Series L3 Managed Switch Software.
Chapter 7, “Switching Commands” describes the Switching commands.
Chapter 8, “Routing Commands” describes the Routing commands.
Note: Refer to the release notes for the 7000 Series L3 Managed Switch Software application
level code. The release notes detail the platform specific functionality of the Switching, Routing,
SNMP, Config, Management, and Bandwidth Provisioning packages.