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    About This Guide xvii About This Guide This section discusses the objectiv es, intended audience, and organization of the Catalyst 2900 User Guide , and defines the con ventions used to con vey instructions and information. Cisco documentation and additional literature are av ailable on a CD called Cisco Connection Documentation, Enterprise Series[...]

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    xviii Catalyst 2900 User Guide Audience A udience Setting up and maintaining a network requires the kno wledge and expertise of people with a v ariety of skills. In many cases, the people responsible for installing and maintaining hardware and wiring are not the people who configure the software and administer the network. This publication provide[...]

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    About This Guide xix Document Organization • Chapter 6, “Configuring the Fast Ethernet Software, ” discusses the procedures used to configure the supervisor engine, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports using the command line interface. • Chapter 7, “Confirming the Installation, ” describes procedures used to confirm if the hardware and [...]

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    xx Catalyst 2900 User Guide Document Conventions Document Con ventions This publication uses the following con ventions. Command descriptions use these con ventions: • Examples that contain system prompts denote interactiv e sessions, indicating the commands that you should enter at the prompt. The system prompt indicates the current le vel of th[...]

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    About This Guide xxi Document Conventions Timesaver Means the described action saves time . Y ou can sa ve time by performing the action described in the paragraph. W arning This warning symbol means danger . Y ou are in a situation that could cause bodily injury . Before you work on any equipment, be a ware of the hazards in volv ed with electrica[...]

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    xxii Catalyst 2900 User Guide Document Conventions[...]