ZyXEL Communications max208m User Manual
Chapter 7 Network Setting
WiMAX Device Configuration User’s Guide
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Click Network Setting > WAN to open this screen as shown next.
Figure 43
WAN Screen
This screen contains the following fields:
Table 26
WAN
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Operation Mode
Select the WiMAX Device’s operational mode.
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Bridge - This puts the WiMAX Device in bridge mode, acting as a transparent
middle man between devices on the LAN and the devices on the WAN.
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Router - Select Router from the drop-down list box if your ISP gives you one
IP address only and you want multiple computers to share an Internet
account.
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NAT - This allows the WiMAX Device to tag frames for NAT, allowing devices
on the LAN to use their own internal IP addresses while communicating with
devices on the WAN.
WAN Protocol
Select the protocol the WiMAX Device uses to connect to the WAN.
The options are:
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Ethernet - Select this if you have a persistent connection to the network.
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PPPoE - Select this if must log into the network before initiating a persistent
connection.
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GRE Tunnel - Select this if you connect to the network using Point-to-Point
Protocol to create VPNs.
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EtherIP Tunnel - Select this if you need to tunnel Ethernet and IEEE 802.3
MAC frames across an IP Internet.
Bridging LAN ARP
This option enables or disables allow ARP requests to cross the WiMAX Device.
Get IP Method
Select how the WiMAX Device receives its IP address.
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User - Select this to manually enter the IP address the WiMAX Device uses.
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From ISP - Select to automatically get the IP address the WiMAX Device
uses from the ISP.