D-Link DES-3018 Switch User Manual


 
Registration Card. The Registration Card provided at the back of this manual must be completed and
returned to an Authorized D-Link Service Office for each D-Link product within ninety (90) days after the
product is purchased and/or licensed. The addresses/telephone/fax list of the nearest Authorized D-Link
Service Office is provided in the back of this manual. FAILURE TO PROPERLY COMPLETE AND
TIMELY RETURN THE REGISTRATION CARD MAY AFFECT THE WARRANTY FOR THIS
PRODUCT.
Submitting A Claim. Any claim under this limited warranty must be submitted in writing before the end of
the Warranty Period to an Authorized D-Link Service Office. The claim must include a written description
of the Hardware defect or Software nonconformance in sufficient detail to allow D-Link to confirm the
same. The original product owner must obtain a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number from the
Authorized D-Link Service Office and, if requested, provide written proof of purchase of the product (such
as a copy of the dated purchase invoice for the product) before the warranty service is provided. After an
RMA number is issued, the defective product must be packaged securely in the original or other suitable
shipping package to ensure that it will not be damaged in transit, and the RMA number must be prominently
marked on the outside of the package. The packaged product shall be insured and shipped to Authorized D-
Link Service Office with all shipping costs prepaid. D-Link may reject or return any product that is not
packaged and shipped in strict compliance with the foregoing requirements, or for which an RMA number is
not visible from the outside of the package. The product owner agrees to pay D-Link’s reasonable handling
and return shipping charges for any product that is not packaged and shipped in accordance with the
foregoing requirements, or that is determined by D-Link not to be defective or non-conforming.
What Is Not Covered:
This limited warranty provided by D-Link does not cover:
Products that have been subjected to abuse, accident, alteration, modification, tampering, negligence,
misuse, faulty installation, lack of reasonable care, repair or service in any way that is not contemplated in
the documentation for the product, or if the model or serial number has been altered, tampered with, defaced
or removed;
Initial installation, installation and removal of the product for repair, and shipping costs;
Operational adjustments covered in the operating manual for the product, and normal maintenance;
Damage that occurs in shipment, due to act of God, failures due to power surge, and cosmetic damage;
and Any hardware, software, firmware or other products or services provided by anyone other than D-Link.
Disclaimer of Other Warranties: EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SPECIFIED HEREIN,
THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY CANNOT
BE DISCLAIMED IN ANY TERRITORY WHERE A PRODUCT IS SOLD, THE DURATION OF SUCH
IMPLIED WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO NINETY (90) DAYS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
COVERED UNDER THE LIMITED WARRANTY PROVIDED HEREIN, THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO
THE QUALITY, SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT IS WITH THE PURCHASER
OF THE PRODUCT.
Limitation of Liability: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, D-LINK IS NOT
LIABLE UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE OR
DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER, WHETHER DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR