3Com SuperStack II 3000 TX, User Manual

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About This Guide provides an overview of this
guide, describes the guide conventions, tells you
where to look for specific information and lists other
publications that may be useful.
Introduction
This guide provides the information you need to
install and configure the Switch 3000 TX 8 Port
(3C16941A) with v3.1 agent software.
This guide is intended for use by network adminis-
trators who are responsible for installing and set-
ting up network equipment. It assumes a basic
working knowledge of Local Area Networks.
If the information in the Release Notes shipped
with your product differs from the information in
this guide, follow the Release Notes.
Throughout this guide, the SuperStack
®
II
Switch 3000 TX 8 Port is referred to as the
Switch 3000 TX, or Switch.
How to Use This Guide
This table shows where to find specific information
in this guide.
If you are looking for... Turn to...
An overview of the Switch Chapter 1
Information about installing the Switch into your net-
work Chapter 2
Information about the methods you can use to
manage the Switch Chapter 3
Information about managing the Switch Chapter 4
Information about more advanced management
features; for example VLANs, Spanning Tree and
RMON Chapter 5
Information about monitoring the status of the Switch Chapter 6
Safety information Appendix A
Information about the access rights for each VT100
screen Appendix B
Trouble-shooting information Appendix C
Information about the pin-outs relating to the Switch Appendix D
Information about the Technical Specifications of the
Switch Appendix E
Information about the Technical Support available
from 3Com Appendix F