Extreme Networks Px Series, Installation And Configuration Manual

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Px Series Application Switch Installation and Configuration Guide vii
Preface
This preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists
other publications that may be useful.
Introduction
This guide provides the required information to configure the Extreme Networks Px
series application switches, SummitPx1
TM
and PxM
TM
.
This guide is intended for use by network administrators who are responsible for
installing and setting up network equipment. It assumes a basic working knowledge of:
• Local area networks (LANs)
• Ethernet concepts
• Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
• Routing concepts
•
Internet Protocol (IP) concepts, including connection initiation process
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
If the information in the release notes shipped with your switch differs from the
information in this guide, follow the release notes.