User Guide

Preface 27
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide
Text conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions:
angle brackets (< >) Enter text based on the description inside the brackets.
Do not type the brackets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
ping <ip_address>, you enter
ping 192.32.10.12
bold text Objects such as window names, dialog box names, and
icons, as well as user interface objects such as buttons,
tabs, and menu items.
bold Courier text Command names, options, and text that you must enter.
Example: Use the
dinfo command.
Example: Enter
show ip {alerts|routes}.
braces ({}) Required elements in syntax descriptions where there is
more than one option. You must choose only one of the
options. Do not type the braces when entering the
command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip {alerts|routes}, you must enter either
show ip alerts or show ip routes, but not both.
brackets ([ ]) Optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do not type
the brackets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip interfaces [-alerts], you can enter
either
show ip interfaces or
show ip interfaces -alerts.
ellipsis points (. . . ) Repeat the last element of the command as needed.
Example: If the command syntax is
ethernet/2/1 [<parameter> <value>]... ,
you enter
ethernet/2/1 and as many
parameter-value pairs as needed.