Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S200 Series 3Com
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3Com ® Corporation P athBuilder ™ S200 Series Switch IP and LAN Features Manual.
Notice © 1998 3Com Corpor ation 5400 B ayfro nt Plaz a Santa Cl ara, CA 95052-8145 (408) 32 6-5000 All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Portions reprinted with th e permission of Motoro la, Inc. Restricted Rights Notifi cation for U.S. Government Users The software (including firmware) addr essed in thi s m a nu al is provided to the U.
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v About The IP and LAN Feature Protocols Manual Overview Introduct ion The IP and LAN Featur e Pr otocols Ma nual contains user manuals tha t describe the options and p rotocols fou nd i n 3Com’ s Operating Net work So ft war e (ONS) Lic ens e for IP a nd LAN.
vi T rademark These ar e trademarks or r egistered tra demarks of the ir respective companies or or ganizations : Crossta lk / Digital Communi cations Associ ates, Inc. Hewlett- Packard and HP / Hewlett-Packard Company Modulus 8/1 8 and Modulus 9/21 / Motorola, In c.
vii What’ s In This Manual Introduct ion This manual contains det ailed documentati on covering all soft ware features, opti ons, and prot ocols that are supported in t he IP and LAN ONS Soft ware License pa ckage. Bridging Thi s manual descr ibes features and capabili ties of the br idging option .
viii About Th is Manual (cont inued) Related Documentation Introduct ion It may be come n ecess ary to refer t o ot he r do c ument s in o r der t o obtai n all of the technic al infor mation that y ou may requir e.
ix About T his Manual (con tinued ) PathBuilder S200 Serie s Switch Installation Manuals Introduct ion Installa tion manua ls des cribe the in stall atio n and s et up of spec ific Pat hBuild er S200 series switch equipme nt. Installat ion Manuals p rovide inform ation that ma y assist you in lo cating ports and modifying DTE/ DCE settings.
x About Th is Manual (cont inued) Software Licens e Feature Documentation Introduct ion The PathBuilder S200 serie s switch ONS software is support ed by a sui te of pr otocol documentat ion to provi de you with the inf ormation req uired to ful ly understand th e ways in whi ch you can use yo ur ONS license.
xi About T his Manual (con tinued ) Software Coldloading/I nstallation and Alarms and Reports Manuals Introduct ion T h ese m anu al s offer dire c tion o n in st alli ng a n d co ld loa d ing so ftw ar e in to PathBuil der S200 seri es switches, a nd explanati ons of the alarms and report messages t hat may be dis played on your t erminal scr een.
An important point after buying a device 3Com S200 Series (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought 3Com S200 Series yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data 3Com S200 Series - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, 3Com S200 Series you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get 3Com S200 Series will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of 3Com S200 Series, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime 3Com S200 Series.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with 3Com S200 Series. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device 3Com S200 Series along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
