Kentrox AI296 User Manual

AI296 Version 9.8x User’s Guide

About this Document: Document Conventions

Document Conventions

 describes the text conventions used in this document.

Table 1   Document Conventions

Screen Text, Menu Items, 
System Prompts, Messages 
and Reports

This style indicates Kentrox configuration screen text, 
menu items, system prompts, messages, and reports.

Static Command Text

In a command statement, this style indicates text that 
should be entered exactly as shown at a command line.

Variable Command Text

In a command statement, this style indicates 
user-specified text.

...

In a command statement, ellipses (

...

) signify that the 

preceding parameter can be repeated a number of 
times. 

[ ]

[ | ]

In a command statement, square brackets indicate an 
optional parameter. Two or more parameters in square 
brackets with a vertical bar ( | ) between them indicate a 
choice of optional parameters.

{ | }

In a command statement, two or more parameters in 
braces with a vertical bar ( | ) between them indicate a 
choice of required parameters.

This style indicates variable information you type in a 
dialog box field.

KEYS

Uppercase body text indicates keys on a keyboard, 
such as the TAB or ENTER keys. Keys used in 
combination are connected with a plus symbol (+). 

This style designates physical components on Kentrox 
products such as jumpers, switches, and cable 
connectors.



Note messages emphasize or supplement important 
points of the main text.

Important messages provide information that is 
essential to the completion of a task.

Tip messages provide information that assists users in 
operating equipment more effectively.