Apn & Sim Pin; Chapter 6 Apn & Sim Pin; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications NR2101 User Manual

6.1 Overview

This chapter discusses the NR2101's APN & SIM PIN settings. Use these screens to configure your NR2101
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
device in one location can communicate with devices in other locations.
3G, 4G, and 5G wireless technology standards for the sending and receiving of voice, video, and data
in a mobile environment. You can insert a 5G SIM card and set the NR2101 to use this 3G/4G/5G
connection as your WAN.
Figure 47 LAN/Wireless LAN and Wireless WAN

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• Use the APN Settings screen to configure the APN (Access Point Name) settings
55).
• Use the SIM PIN Setting screen to enable SIM PIN lock

6.1.2 What You Need To Know

3G
3G (Third Generation) is a digital, packet-switched wireless technology. Bandwidth usage is optimized as
multiple users share the same channel and bandwidth is only allocated to users when they send data. It
allows fast transfer of voice and non-voice data and provides broadband Internet access to mobile
devices.
APN & SIM PIN
(Section 6.3 on page
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H A P T E R
(Section 6.2 on page
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