Applications For The Vmg; Internet Access - ZyXEL Communications VMG8924-B10D User Manual

• Back up the configuration (and make sure you know how to restore it). Restoring an earlier working
configuration may be useful if the device becomes unstable or even crashes. If you forget your
password, you will have to reset the VMG to its factory default settings. If you backed up an earlier
configuration file, you would not have to totally re-configure the VMG. You could simply restore your
last configuration.

1.4 Applications for the VMG

Here are some example uses for which the VMG is well suited.

1.4.1 Internet Access

Your VMG provides shared Internet access by connecting the DSL port to the DSL or MODEM jack on a
splitter or your telephone jack. You can have multiple WAN services over one ADSL or VDSL. The VMG
cannot work in ADSL and VDSL mode at the same time.
Note: The ADSL and VDSL lines share the same WAN (layer-2) interfaces that you configure in
the VMG. Refer to
Computers can connect to the VMG's LAN ports (or wirelessly).
Figure 1 VMG's Internet Access Application
You can also configure IP filtering on the VMG for secure Internet access. When the IP filter is on, all
incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is blocked by default unless it is initiated from your
Chapter 1 Introducing the VMG
Section 6.2 on page 72
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for the Network Setting > Broadband screen.