About This Manual

This section discusses the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Communication Server Configuration and Reference manual. It also lists related Cisco publications.

Document Objectives

This manual provides information necessary to use and configure a Cisco communication server, including making network connections and system, interface, and network configuration.

This publication addresses customers responsible for planning, managing, and analyzing internetworks, including network managers, operators, and system administrators. They should have prior networking experience, and be familiar with their own network topologies. This publication also addresses users making network connections.

Document Organization

This publication is divided into six main parts. Each part, separated by dividers, is comprised of chapters describing related tasks or functions as follows:

Part 1, "System Introduction," contains an overview of the Cisco communication server, information about first-time startup, and descriptions of the Cisco EXEC command interpreter and command use.
Part 2, "System Use," contains procedures for using the communication server to connect to hosts and, for users with the optional protocol translation software, make one-step and two-step protocol translation connections. This part is directed to users who will be using the communication server to make connections and translate packets.
Part 3, "System Configuration and Management," contains information for configuring and managing the communication server global system parameters and asynchronous serial lines. This part is directed to the system administrator who will be configuring and maintaining the communication server.
Part 4, "Interface Configuration and Management," contains information for configuring the interfaces supported by the communication server, and is directed to the system administrator.
Part 5, "Packet-Switched Software Configuration and Reference," contains information about how to configure your communication server for packet-switched protocols and services, including X.25, frame relay, and Switched Multimegabit Data Services (SMDS). This part is directed to the system administrator who will be configuring the system to support packet-switched software.
Part 5, "Transmission Protocols," contains chapters that provide information and procedures for configuring and managing the transmission protocols available with the communication server. This part is directed to system administrators who will configure the communication server for its particular tasks.
"Appendixes" includes an ASCII chart, a technical brief describing regular expressions to use for pattern-matching operations, and a list of recommended documents for communication server users and system administrators.

Document Conventions

This manual uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information.

Command descriptions use these conventions:

Commands and keywords are in boldface.
Variables for which you supply values are in italics.
Elements in square brackets ([ ]) are optional.
Alternative but required keywords are grouped in braces ({ }) and are separated by a vertical bar (|).

Samples use these conventions:

Terminal sessions are printed in a screen font.
Information you enter is in a boldface screen font.
Nonprinting characters are shown in angle brackets (<>).
Information the system displays is in screen font, with default responses in square brackets ([ ]).

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual.

Caution Means reader be careful. You are capable of doing something that might result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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