Preface

Dimension ES-3024 Ethernet Switch

Congratulations on your purchase from the Dimension series of Ethernet switches.

This preface introduces you to the ES-3024 and discusses the conventions of this User’s Guide. It also provides information on other related documentation.

About the ES-3024

The ES-3024 Ethernet switch is a managed switch with features ideally suited in any environment with unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wiring. It can deliver broadband IP services to:

Multi-tenant unit (MTU) buildings (hotels, motels, resorts, residential multi-dwelling units, office buildings, educational establishments, etc.)

Public facilities (convention centers, airports, plazas, train stations, etc.)

Enterprises.

It can also be deployed as a mini-POP (point-of-presence) in a building basement delivering 10/100Mbps data service over Category 5 wiring to each customer.

General Syntax Conventions

This guide shows you how to configure the switch using the web configurator and CLI commands. See the online HTML help for information on individual web configurator screens.

Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network means first you click Start, click or move the mouse pointer over Settings, then click or move the mouse pointer over Control Panel and finally click (or double-click) Network.

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

Predefined choices are in Bold Arial font.

Button and field labels, links and screen names in are in Bold Times New Roman font.

For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.” as shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.” as shorthand for “that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual.

ZyXEL Communications ES-3024 manual Preface

Models: ES-3024

Preface

About the ES-3024

General Syntax Conventions

Related Documentation