3Com 3C16751A Switch User Manual


 
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marked on the outside of the package, and sent prepaid and packaged
appropriately for safe shipment, and it is recommended that they be insured or sent
by a method that provides for tracking of the package. The repaired or replaced
item will be shipped to Customer, at 3Com's expense, not later than thirty (30) days
after 3Com receives the defective product.
Dead- or Defective-on-Arrival. In the event a product completely fails to function
or exhibits a defect in materials or workmanship within the first forty-eight (48)
hours of installation but no later than thirty (30) days after the date of purchase,
and this is verified by 3Com, it will be considered dead- or defective-on-arrival
(DOA) and a replacement shall be provided by advance replacement. The
replacement product will normally be shipped not later than three (3) business
days after 3Com’s verification of the DOA product, but may be delayed due to
export or import procedures. When an advance replacement is provided and
Customer fails to return the original product to 3Com within fifteen (15) days
after shipment of the replacement, 3Com will charge Customer for the
replacement product, at list price.
3Com shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or memory
data of Customer contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned
to 3Com for repair, whether under warranty or not.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
Telephone Support. This OfficeConnect® product comes with telephone technical
support for ninety (90) days. The ninety (90) day period begins on the date of
Customer's product purchase.
The telephone technical support is available from 3Com from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
local time, Monday through Friday, excluding local holidays. Telephone technical
support is limited to the 3Com products designated above and may include
assistance with installation, product specific configuration, and identification of
equipment problems. Please refer to the Technical Support appendix in the User
Guide for telephone numbers.
Response to requests for telephone technical support will be in the form of a
return call from a 3Com representative by close of business the following business
day.
To qualify for this 90 days of telephone technical support, you must register on
the 3Com Web site at http://support.3Com.com/index.htm, and provide your date
of purchase, product number, and serial number. 3Com reserves the right to
modify or cancel this telephone support offering at any time, without advance
notice. This offer is not available where prohibited or restricted by law.
3Com’s Web and Bulletin Board Service are available at no charge, and provide
software and firmware upgrades, a bug list, and technical information about
3Com products.
W
ARRANTIES
E
XCLUSIVE
IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE,
CUSTOMER'S SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THAT WARRANTY SHALL BE
REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT 3COM'S
OPTION. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE FOREGOING
WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT
OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, CORRESPONDENCE WITH
DESCRIPTION, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ALL OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMED. 3COM NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON
TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE,
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PRODUCTS.
3COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND
EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNCTION IN THE
PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY CUSTOMER'S OR ANY THIRD
PERSON'S MISUSE, NEGLECT, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING,
UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO OPEN, REPAIR OR MODIFY THE PRODUCT, OR
ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY
ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING, OTHER HAZARDS, OR ACTS OF GOD.
L
IMITATION
OF
L
IABILITY
TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, 3COM ALSO EXCLUDES FOR ITSELF
AND ITS SUPPLIERS ANY LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE OR
PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA, OR OTHER
FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE,
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE, OR INTERRUPTION
OF ITS PRODUCTS, EVEN IF 3COM OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND LIMITS ITS LIABILITY TO
REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT 3COM'S
OPTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED
IF ANY REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
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