3Com 3C13840, Installation Manual

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This guide describes the 3Com ® Router 6000 Family of routers and how to install
hardware, configure and boot software, and maintain software and hardware.
This guide also provides troubleshooting and support information for your router.
This guide is intended for the system or network administrator who is responsible
for installing, configuring, using, and managing the routers. It assumes a working
knowledge of wide area network (WAN) operations and familiarity with
communication protocols that are used to interconnect WANs.
Always download the Release Notes for your product from the 3Com World Wide
Web site for the latest updates to product documentation:
http://www.3com.com
Conventions
Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.
Table 1 Notice Icons
Table 2 Text Conventions
Icon Notice Type Description
Information note Information that describes important features or
instructions.
Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data
or potential damage to an application, system, or
device.
Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal
injury.
Convention Description
Screen
displays
This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen.
Keyboard key
names If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are
linked with a plus sign (+), for example:
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
The words “enter”
and type” When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type
something, and then press Return or Enter. Do not press Return or
Enter when an instruction simply says “type.”