User Manual

Chapter 1 - Preface
Landis+Gyr
Network Concentrator User and Installation Guide 98-1013 Rev AF 9
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for use by utility employees or the Landis+Gyr project team responsible for
installing concentrators. It does not assume an expert level of industry or computer knowledge. This
guide assumes that you are familiar with basic:
– Utility operations.
– Terminology of your industry.
– Procedures for performing basic laptop computer operations.
Typographical Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this guide to make finding and understanding
information easier. Text formatting identifies special information.
Convention Description
All Bold, initial capital letters Refers to field names, buttons, menus, menu options, and
keys. Examples: Device field, Open button, File menu, or
Ctrl key.
All bold lower-case letters Refers to the exact keystrokes you enter. What you type is
always shown in lowercase letters. Example: Type local in
the Device field.
Lower-case italicized word
between less-than (<) and
greater-than signs (>)
<menu> | <option> |
<option>...
Refers to variables that occur in item names. Example:
Add Sub Network To <network name> dialog, where
<network name> refers to the name of a network.
Refers to the sequence of choices you should make to
access a specific dialog or menu option. Examples: choose
Start | Settings | Control Panel or choose File | Open.
Plus sign (+) between keys Refers to pressing the keys at the same time. Example:
Alt+B .
Comma (,) between keys Refers to keys which are pressed sequentially. Example:
Alt,F .
Note boxes provide essential information about concentrator Installation.
Cautions provide information that must read to avoid making relatively
moderate errors during concentrator Installation.