4 ABOUT THIS GUIDE
■ 3Com Network Supervisor — a powerful and easy-to-use network 
management platform.
■ A number of other useful applications.
Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acrobat 
Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on the 3Com 
World Wide Web site:
http://www.3com.com/
Conventions Table 1 and Tabl e 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.
Table 1 Notice Icons
Icon Notice Type Description
Information note Information that describes important features or 
instructions
Caution Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or 
potential damage to an application, system, or device
Warning Information that alerts you to potential personal injury
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention Description
Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the 
screen.
Syntax The word “syntax” means that you must evaluate the syntax 
provided and then supply the appropriate values for the 
placeholders that appear in angle brackets. Example:
To change your password, use the following syntax:
system password <password>
In this example, you must supply a password for <password>.
Commands The word “command” means that you must enter the 
command exactly as shown and then press Return or Enter. 
Commands appear in bold. Example:
To display port information, enter the following command:
bridge port detail
The words “enter” 
and “type”
When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must type 
something, and then press Return or Enter. Do not press 
Return or Enter when an instruction simply says “type.”
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