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REFACE
This preface provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions, tells you
where to look for speciÞc information and lists other publications that may be useful.
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NTRODUCTION
This guide provides the required information to install and conÞgure the Summit1 and
Summit2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch.
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
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Local Area Networks (LANs)
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Ethernet concepts
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Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
If the information in the Release Notes shipped with your Switch differs from the
information in this guide, follow the Release Notes.
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ERMINOLOGY
When features, functionality, or operation is speciÞc to a particular model of the
Summit family, the model name is used (for example, Summit1 or Summit2).
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