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About this guide
Purpose and
audience
This guide provides an overview of the CN1610 switch hardware and software
features and describes the procedures to install the switch and to access the
command-line interface (CLI). This document is intended for network
administrators responsible for installing and managing network equipment.
Terms and
acronyms
In most cases, acronyms are defined on first use.
Various technical terms and acronyms in this document are also defined in
“Glossary” on page 47.
Document
conventions
The following conventions may be used in this document:
Additional
documentation
The following documentation provides additional information about the
CN1610:
u The CN1610 Network Switch CLI Command Reference describes the
commands available from the command-line interface (CLI) for managing,
monitoring, and configuring the switch.
u The CN1610 Network Switch Administrator’s Guide contains step-by-step
configuration examples for several features.
Convention Description Example
courier font
Command or command-line
text
show vlan brief
italic courier
font
Variable value. Replace the
italicized text with an
appropriate value, which
might be a name or number.
show vlan vlan_id
[ ] square brackets Optional parameter.
[value]