ZyXEL Communications GS-4012F, User Manual

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GS-4012F User’s Guide
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Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of the GS-4012F Ethernet Switch.
This preface introduces you to the GS-4012F Ethernet Switch and discusses the conventions
of this User’s Guide. It also provides information on other related documentation.
Note: Register your product online to receive e-mail notices of firmware upgrades and
information at www.zyxel.com for global products, or at www.us.zyxel.com for
North American products.
About This User's Guide
This manual is designed to guide you through the installation and configuration of your
GS-4012F for its various applications.
Related Documentation
• Web Configurator Online Help
Embedded web help for descriptions of individual screens and supplementary
information.
• ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site
Please refer to www.zyxel.com for an online glossary of networking terms and additional
support documentation.
Syntax Conventions
• “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. “Select” or “Choose” means for
you to use one of the predefined choices.
• Command and arrow keys are enclosed in square brackets .
[ENTER]
means the Enter, or
carriage return key;
[ESC]
means the Escape key and
[SPACE BAR]
means the Space Bar.
• Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, “click the Apple icon,
Control Panels and then Modem ” means first click the Apple icon, then point your
mouse pointer to Control Panels and then click Modem .
• For brevity’s sake, we will use “e.g.,” as a shorthand for “for instance”, and “i.e.,” for
“that is” or “in other words” throughout this manual.
• The GS-4012F Ethernet Switch may be referred to as “the GS-4012F” or “the switch” in
this User’s Guide.