Intended Readers; Typographical Conventions; Notes, Notices, And Cautions - D-Link des-1228/ME Hardware Installation Manual

DES-1228/ME Metro Ethernet Managed Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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NTENDED EADERS

Typographical Conventions

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

Safety Instructions
Safety Cautions
General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products
Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge
The DES-1228/ME Hardware Installation Guide contains information for setup and management of the Switch. The
term, "the Switch" will be used when referring to all switches in the series. This manual is intended for network
managers familiar with network management concepts and terminology.
T
YPOGRAPHICAL
Convention
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Bold font
Boldface
Typewriter
Font
Initial capital letter
Italics
Menu Name > Menu
Option
N , N
OTES OTICES
A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your device.
A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid
the problem.
A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
C
ONVENTIONS
Description
In a command line, square brackets indicate an optional entry. For example: [copy
filename] means that optionally you can type copy followed by the name of the file. Do
not type the brackets.
Indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu, or menu item. For example: Open the File menu
and choose Cancel. Used for emphasis. May also indicate system messages or prompts
appearing on your screen. For example: You have mail. Bold font is also used to
represent filenames, program names and commands. For example: use the copy
command.
Indicates commands and responses to prompts that must be typed exactly as printed in
the manual.
Indicates a window name. Names of keys on the keyboard have initial capitals. For
example: Click Enter.
Indicates a window name or a field. Also can indicate a variables or parameter that is
replaced with an appropriate word or string. For example: type filename means that you
should type the actual filename instead of the word shown in italic.
Menu Name > Menu Option Indicates the menu structure. Device > Port > Port
Properties means the Port Properties menu option under the Port menu option that is
located under the Device menu.
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AND AUTIONS
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