ES-2048 User’s Guide

Preface

Congratulations on your purchase of the ES-2048 Intelligent Layer 2 Switch.

This preface introduces you to the ES-2048 Intelligent Layer 2 Switch and discusses the conventions of this User’s Guide. It also provides information on other related documentation.

About This User's Guide

This manual is designed to guide you through the installation and configuration of your ES-2048 for its various applications.

Related Documentation

•Web Configurator Online Help

Embedded web help for descriptions of individual screens and supplementary information.

•ZyXEL Web Site

Please go to http://www.zyxel.com for product news, firmware, updated documents, and other support materials.

Syntax Conventions

•“Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. “Select” or “Choose” means for you to use one of the predefined choices.

•Command and arrow keys are enclosed in square brackets. [ENTER] means the Enter, or carriage return key; [ESC] means the Escape key and [SPACE BAR] means the Space Bar.

•Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, “In Windows, click Start, Settings and then Control Panel” means first click the Start button, then point your mouse pointer to Settings and then click Control Panel.

•“e.g.,” is a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” means “that is” or “in other words”.

•The ES-2048 Intelligent Layer 2 Switch may be referred to as “the ES-2048”, “the switch”, or “the device” in this User’s Guide.

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