01 8/2007 Edition 1 www. zyxel. com About This User's Guide About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to install and maintain the IES-5000 series Integrated Ethernet Switch. This User's Guide gives hardware installation, connection and maintenance instructions. It also gives specifications. Related Documentation · Line Card User's Guides These User's Guides provide hardware connection details and explain how to configure and manage the individual line cards. · Management Switch Card User's Guide This User's Guide provides hardware connection details, and configuration and management instructions for the management switch card. · Supporting Disk Refer to the included CD for support documents. · ZyXEL Web Site Please refer to www. zyxel. com for additional support documentation and product certifications. User Guide Feedback Help us help you. Send all User Guide-related comments, questions or suggestions for improvement to the following address, or use e-mail instead. Thank you! The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp. , 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. E-mail: techwriters@zyxel. tw IES-5000 Series User's Guide 3 Document Conventions Document Conventions Warnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User's Guide. Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tips) or recommendations. Syntax Conventions · The IES-5000 or IES-5005 may be referred to as the "IES-5000", the "IES", or the "main chassis". Differentiation is made where needed. · Unless otherwise specified, IES-5000 refers to the IES-5000 or IES-5005 main chassis and its cards along with the IES-5000 or IES-5005 splitter chassis and its cards...