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EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 17
Preface
This preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, and lists other useful
publications.
Introduction
This guide provides the required information to use the EPICenter software. It is intended for use by
network managers who are responsible for monitoring and managing Local Area Networks, and
assumes a basic working knowledge of:
• Local Area Networks (LANs)
• Ethernet concepts
• Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
• Routing concepts
• The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
NOTE
If the information in the EPICenter Release Note and Quick Start Guide shipped with your software
differs from the information in this guide, follow the Release Note.
Terminology
When features, functionality, or operation is specific to the Summit, Alpine, or BlackDiamond switch
family, the family name is used. Explanations about features and operations that are the same across all
Extreme switch product families simply refer to the product as the “Extreme device” or “Extreme
switch.” Explanations about features that are the same for all devices managed by EPICenter (both
Extreme devices and others) are simply refer to “devices.”