Installation and User Guide Network Interface Cards (NICs)

Warranty and Software License Agreement
3Com End User Software License Agreement
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YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT. IT
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LICENSE
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trademarks, or any other rights in respect to the Software.
The Software is licensed to be used on any workstation or any network server owned by or leased to you,
provided that the Software is used only in connection with a 3Com adapter. You may reproduce and provide
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which the Software is used as permitted hereunder. Otherwise, the Software and supporting documentation
may be copied only as essential for backup or archive purposes in support of your use of the Software as
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notices appearing on the Software and the supporting documentation on any copies that you make.
NO ASSIGNMENT; NO REVERSE ENGINEERING
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Agreement, then you must at the same time either transfer any copies of the Software as well as the supporting
documentation to the same party or destroy any such materials not transferred. Except as set forth above, you
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engineering, reverse compiling, or disassembly of the Software is expressly prohibited. However, if you are a
European Community ("EC") resident, information necessary to achieve interoperability of the Software with
other programs within the meaning of the EC Directive on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs is
available to you from 3Com upon written request.
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
You agree that you will not export or re-export the Software or accompanying documentation (or any copies
thereof) or any products utilizing the Software or such documentation in violation of any applicable laws or
regulations of the United States and the country in which you obtained them.
TRADE SECRETS; TITLE
You acknowledge and agree that the structure, sequence and organization of the Software are the valuable
trade secrets of 3Com and its suppliers. You agree to hold such trade secrets in confidence. You further
acknowledge and agree that ownership of, and title to, the Software and all subsequent copies thereof
regardless of the form or media are held by 3Com and its suppliers.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGEND
All technical data and computer software are commercial in nature and developed solely at private expense. The
Software is delivered as "Commercial Computer Software" as defined in DFARS 252.227-7014 (June 1995) or
as a "commercial item" as defined in FAR 2.101(a) and as such is provided with only such rights as are provided
in this License Agreement, which is 3Com’s standard commercial license for the Software. Technical data is
provided with limited rights only as provided in DFAR 252.227-7015 (Nov. 1995) or FAR 52.227-14 (June 1987),
whichever is applicable. You agree not to remove or deface any portion of any legend provided on any licensed
program or documentation delivered to you under this License Agreement.