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About This Guide provides an overview of this guide, describes guide
conventions, tells you where to look for specific information and lists
other publications that may be useful.
Introduction
This guide provides the required information to install and configure
the SuperStack
®
II Switch 3800 (3C16910).
This guide is intended for use by network administrators who are
responsible for installing and setting up network equipment. It
assumes a basic working knowledge of:
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Local Area Networks (LANs)
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Ethernet concepts
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Ethernet switching and bridging concepts
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
■
IP Routing
The Release Notes shipped with the Switch 3800 may contain
information that updates or overrides information in this guide. You
should always follow the information in the Release Notes if it is
different from the information given in this guide.
Terminology
Throughout this guide, the term Switch 3800 is used to refer to the
SuperStack II Switch 3800.
For definitions of other terms used in this guide, refer to the
“Glossary,” located at the end of the user guide.
The terms Forwarding Database and Switch Database are
interchangeable.
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