Wan; Chapter 8 Wan; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications NBG-417N User Manual

8.1 Overview

This chapter discusses the NBG-417N's WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG-
417N 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 56 LAN and WAN
See the chapter about the connection wizard for more information on the fields in the WAN screens.

8.2 What You Can Do

• Use the Internet Connection screen
and set how the computer acquires its IP, DNS and WAN MAC addresses.
• Use the Advanced screen
networking and bridge.

8.3 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-417N.
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(Section 8.5 on page 100) to enable multicasting, configure Windows

WAN

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