This chapter explains the typographic conventions and other notations used to represent information in this manual.
Elements of the web-based graphical user interface (GUI, or "web interface") are indicated as follows:
Convention | Description |
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Graphical user interface elements | All names of graphical user interface elements on the screen, such as menu items, buttons, check boxes, dialog boxes, list names are displayed in bold typeface. |
A sequence of menu commands is indicated by greater than symbols between menu items and the whole sequence displayed in bold typeface. Select the submenu element from the top-level menu item. | |
[Keys] | Key names are enclosed in square brackets. |
List options, literal text, filenames, commands, program code | List options, literal text, filenames, commands, coding samples and screen output are written in monspaced font. |
Links | Links that you can click (e. g. references to other parts within this manual) are displayed in blue font. |
References | References to parts of the product documentation are displayed in italics. |
<NAME> <SESSION_TIMEOUT> | Parameters and placeholders are capitalized in monospaced font. They are enclosed in angle brackets. |
PDF file ZIP archive | File types are written in capital letters. |
Notes
The following types of notes are used in this manual to indicate information that expands on or calls attention to a particular point:
This annotation provides additional information that can help make your work easier.
This is a note. The content of a note provides important additional information regarding the use of the product or the product itself.
This annotation contains safety-related information. Non-observance can damage LANCOM R&S®Unified Firewalls or put your network security at risk.