SonicOS 7.1 Switch Network

Guide Conventions

These text conventions are used in this guide:

A Note icon indicates supporting information.

An Important icon indicates supporting information.

A Tip icon indicates helpful information.

A Caution icon indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed.

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

Convention Description
Bold text Used in procedures to identify elements in the management interface like dialog boxes, windows, screen names, messages, and buttons. Also used for file names and text or values you are being instructed to select or type into the interface.
Function | Menu group > Menu item Indicates a multiple step menu choice on the user interface. For example, NETWORK | System > Interfaces means to select the NETWORK functions at the top of the window, then click on System in the left navigation menu to open the menu group (if needed) and select Interfaces to display the page.
Code Indicates sample computer programming code. If bold, it represents text to be typed in the command line interface.
<Variable> Represents a variable name. The variable name and angle brackets need to be replaced with an actual value. For example in the segment serialnumber=<your serial number>, replace the variable and brackets with the serial number from your device, such as serialnumber=2CB8ED000004.
Italics Indicates the name of a technical manual. Also indicates emphasis on certain words in a sentence, such as the first instance of a significant term or concept.

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