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DWS-3160 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unified Switch Hardware Installation Guide Intended Readers Intended Readers Typographical Conventions Notes, Notices, and Cautions Safety Instructions General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge The DWS-3160 Series Hardware Installation Guide contains detailed information about the hardware specifications of a Switch in this series. It also contains brief information on how to configure and manage a Switch in this series. This manual is intended for advanced level users that are familiar with network management concepts and terminology. For all practical reasons all the Switches in this series will simply be referred to as the Switch throughout this manual. All example screenshots are taken from the DWS-3160-24PC Switch. Typographical Conventions Convention [ ] Bold font Boldface Typewriter Font Initial capital letter Menu Name > Menu Option Description This convention is generally used in CLI commands. Square brackets indicate an optional entry. For example: [copy | paste] means that optionally you can type copy or you can type paste. Do not type the brackets. This font is generally used to put emphasis on a key subject in a sentence throughout this manual. This font is also used to represent the physical CLI command used when explaining a topic. This font is used to indicate CLI command examples used in this document. The use of initial capital letters indicates that a referral to a specific name was made. This will be seen a lot when referring to protocols, standards, keyboard keys, and when we refer to the 'Switch' as a generic name for all switches with in the series. For example: Click Enter. This convention indicates the referral to a menu structure found in the Web User Interface of this Switch. For example: Device > Port > Port Properties means the Port Properties menu option under the Port menu option that is located under the Device menu. Notes, Notices, and Cautions A NOTE indicates that the reader must pay attention to this information in order to make better use of the device. A NOTICE indicates that the reader must observe the result when a certain action was taken. A CAUTION indicates that the reader must pay serious attention to this information as negligence will probably result in potential property damage, personal injury, or even death. v

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DWS-3160 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unified Switch Hardware Installation Guide
v
Intended Readers
Intended Readers
Typographical Conventions
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
Safety Instructions
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
The
DWS-3160 Series Hardware Installation Guide
contains detailed information about the hardware specifications
of a Switch in this series. It also contains brief information on how to configure and manage a Switch in this series.
This manual is intended for advanced level users that are familiar with network management concepts and
terminology. For all practical reasons all the Switches in this series will simply be referred to as the
Switch
throughout
this manual. All example screenshots are taken from the
DWS-3160-24PC
Switch.
Typographical Conventions
Convention
Description
[ ]
This convention is generally used in CLI commands. Square brackets indicate an
optional entry. For example: [copy | paste] means that optionally you can type copy or
you can type paste. Do not type the brackets.
Bold font
This font is generally used to put emphasis on a key subject in a sentence throughout
this manual. This font is also used to represent the physical CLI command used when
explaining a topic.
Boldface Typewriter
Font
This font is used to indicate CLI command examples used in this document.
Initial capital letter
The use of initial capital letters indicates that a referral to a specific name was made.
This will be seen a lot when referring to protocols, standards, keyboard keys, and
when we refer to the ‘Switch’ as a generic name for all switches with in the series. For
example: Click Enter.
Menu Name > Menu
Option
This convention indicates the referral to a menu structure found in the Web User
Interface of this Switch. For example:
Device > Port > Port Properties
means the
Port Properties menu option under the Port menu option that is located under the
Device menu.
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
A
NOTE
indicates that the reader must pay attention to this information in order to make better use of
the device.
A
NOTICE
indicates that the reader must observe the result when a certain action was taken.
A
CAUTION
indicates that the reader must pay serious attention to this information as negligence will
probably result in potential property damage, personal injury, or even death.