ZyXEL Communications NBG-417N User Manual
NBG-417N User’s Guide
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8
WAN
8.1 Overview
This chapter discusses the NBG-417N’s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG-
417N for Internet access.
417N for Internet access.
A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the
Internet. It connects your private networks (such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and other
networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations.
Internet. It connects your private networks (such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and other
networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations.
Figure 56
LAN and WAN
See the chapter about the connection wizard for more information on the fields in the WAN screens.
8.2 What You Can Do
• Use the Internet Connection screen (
) to enter your ISP information
and set how the computer acquires its IP, DNS and WAN MAC addresses.
• Use the Advanced screen (
) to enable multicasting, configure Windows
networking and bridge.
8.3 What You Need To Know
The information in this section can help you configure the screens for your WAN connection, as well
as enable/disable some advanced features of your NBG-417N.
as enable/disable some advanced features of your NBG-417N.