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WAN
7.1  Overview
This chapter discusses the NBG-418N’s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG-
418N 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.
Figure 62   
LAN and WAN
See the chapter about the connection wizard for more information on the fields in the WAN screens.
7.2  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-418N.
7.2.1  Configuring Your Internet Connection
Encapsulation Method
Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower layer protocol. To set 
up a WAN connection to the Internet, you need to use the same encapsulation method used by your 
ISP (Internet Service Provider). If your ISP offers a dial-up Internet connection using PPPoE (PPP 
over Ethernet) or PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol), they should also provide a username 
and password (and service name) for user authentication.