3Com 3500 - Manual (Page 20)

20 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE
Using This Book This guide contains information for every command for the platforms
listed at the beginning of this chapter. It includes specific information
about command syntax, field descriptions, default values, and the
possible range of values. Some command descriptions include a section
called “Important Considerations” that contains additional information
to be aware of when using the command. Where appropriate, examples
help you to understand the commands.
This guide does not contain troubleshooting information or instructional
material about why or when to use a particular command. For
information about troubleshooting and networking tasks, see the
Implementation Guide that is shipped with your system on a CD-ROM.
Finding Specific
Information
in This Guide Use this chart to help you find information about specific tasks:
If you are looking for information about Turn to
System administration and configuration tasks
Using command abbreviations
Summary of commands for all platforms
Part I: Getting Started
Displaying the system or module configuration
Using the snapshot feature
Baselining statistics
Configuring system parameters, such as name, date/time,
and passwords
Configuring system security
Establishing system access through a Web browser
Saving, restoring, and resetting nonvolatile data
Running scripts of Console tasks
Part II: System-Level
Functions
Setting up the system for out-of-band management access
through serial ports or using IP and setting up SNMP
Administering the IP management interface
Configuring SNMP community strings
Administering trap reporting
Part III: Establishing
Management Access
Administering Ethernet ports
Displaying statistics for and labelling Ethernet ports
Administering Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) ports
Part IV: Physical Port
Parameters