D-Link DGS-3620-28SC [5/69] Typographical conventions

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DGS-3620 Series Layer 3 Managed Stackable Gigabit Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Intended Readers

Typographical Conventions

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

Safety Instructions

General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products

Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge

The DGS-3620 Series Hardware Installation Guide contains information for set up and management of the Switch.

This manual is intended for network managers familiar with network management concepts and terminology. For all

practical reasons all the switches in this series will be simply refered to as the Switch throughout this manual. All

example screenshots are taken from the DGS-3620-28SC Switch. In some examples, where we refer to the Power

over Ethernet examples, we’ll use the DGS-3620-28PC Switch.

Typographical Conventions

Convention 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.

Bold font 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 screen. For example: You have mail.

Boldface Typewriter

Font

Indicates commands and responses to prompts that must be typed exactly as printed in

the manual.

Initial capital letter Indicates a window name. Names of keys on the keyboard have initial capitals. For

example: Click Enter.

Italics

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 the

actual filename should be typed instead of the word shown in italic.

Menu Name > Menu

Option

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.

Notes, Notices, and Cautions

A NOTE indicates important information that helps make better use of the device.

A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and shows you how to avoid the

problem.

A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.