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Wide Area Network
A wide area network connects two or more LANs and can span a relatively large geographical area. For
example, Telex Headquarters in Burnsville, MN is connected to several branch offices in Nebraska and
Arkansas over the wide area network. The largest WAN in existence is the Internet.
Figure 2. Wide area network diagram
Accessing the Wide Area Network (WAN)
Figure 3 shows LAN IP addresses using a common IP address, 10.2.100.x (192.168.x.x is another common
address). Most devices are shipped with these addresses as its default. It is recommended to use these
addresses for LANs.
Figure 3. Network Address Translation
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