About This Guide

This guide describes how to install and use the 3Com^® Transcend^® dRMON Edge Monitor System.

Audience Description

This guide is intended for network administrators who are responsible for maintaining and monitoring the network at their sites. The average network administrator should be familiar with networking and data communication concepts, as well as the hardware and software used to run network management applications.

If the information in the Release Notes shipped with your product differs from the information in this guide, follow the Release Notes.

This table shows where to find specific information in this guide.

If you are looking for...	Turn to...
A product overview	Chapter 1
A preinstallation checklist Details about where to install the Edge Monitor How to install the dRMON SmartAgent PC software Details about installing the Auto-Update utility Information on using the Edge Monitor with a network management tool Details on using a web browser to view RMON data Information on updating files on end stations with Auto-Update Details on technical assistance	Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Appendix A

Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.

Table 1 Notice Icons

Icon	Notice Type	Alerts you to...
	Information note	Important features or instructions
	Caution	Risk of personal safety, system damage, or loss of data
	Warning	Risk of severe personal injury

Table 2 Text Conventions

Convention	Description
Syntax	The word "syntax" means you must evaluate the syntax provided and supply the appropriate values. Placeholders for values you must supply appear in angle brackets. Example: Enable RIPIP by using the following syntax: SETDefault !<port> -RIPIP CONTrol = Listen In this example, you must supply a port number for <port>.
Commands	The word "command" means you must enter the command exactly as shown in text and press the Return or Enter key. Example: To remove the IP address, enter the following command: SETDefault !0 -IP NETaddr = 0.0.0.0 This guide always gives the full form of a command in uppercase and lowercase letters. However, you can abbreviate commands by entering only the uppercase letters and the appropriate value. Commands are not case-sensitive.
Screen displays	This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen.
The words "enter" and "type"	When you see the word "enter" in this guide, you must type something, and then press the Return or Enter key. Do not press the Return or Enter key when an instruction simply says "type."
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[Key] names	Key names appear in text in one of two ways: Referred to by their labels, such as "the Return key" or "the Escape key" Written with brackets, such as [Return] or [Esc]. If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example: Press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del].
Menu commands and buttons	Menu commands or button names appear in italics. Example: From the Help menu, select Contents.
Words in italicized type	Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the place where they are defined in the text.
Words in bold-face type	Bold text denotes key features.

This user guide describes the preparation and installation process for the Transcend dRMON Edge Monitor System. Additional details about the product portions viewable with a web browser are included on those web pages.

The product CD-ROM includes documents that discuss aspects of the Transcend dRMON Edge Monitor System and other networking topics.