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Table of Contents
Summary Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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About this guide
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Audience
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How to read this guide
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Structure
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Precautions
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Typographical conventions used in this document
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General conventions
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Mouse conventions
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Service and support
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Patton support headquarters in the USA
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Alternate Patton support for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
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Warranty Service and Returned Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs)
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Warranty coverage
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Returns for credit
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Return for credit policy
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RMA numbers
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Shipping instructions
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1
System overview
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Introduction
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SmartWare embedded software
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Applications
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Carrier networks
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Enterprise networks
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LAN telephony
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Configuration concepts
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Introduction
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Contexts and Gateways
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Context
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Gateway
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Interfaces, Ports, and Bindings
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Interfaces
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Ports and circuits
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Bindings
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Profiles and Use commands
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Profiles
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Use Commands
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