Internet Setup; Chapter 7 Internet Setup; Overview; What You Can Do In The Internet Screens - ZyXEL Communications P-660RU-Tx User Manual

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7.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to configure Wide Area Network (WAN) settings from
the Internet screens. Use these screens to configure your P-660RU-Tx for
Internet access.
A WAN connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet. It
connects your private networks (such as a Local Area Network (LAN) and other
networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in
other locations.

Figure 20 LAN and WAN

LAN

7.1.1 What You Can Do in the Internet Screens

• Use the Internet screen
settings on the P-660RU-Tx for Internet access.
• Use the PVCs Summary screen
summary table for PVC settings.

7.1.2 What You Need to Know About ADSL Internet Access

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 Internet Service Provider (ISP). If your
P-660RU-Tx User's Guide

Internet Setup

WAN
(Section 7.2 on page 62) to configure the WAN
(Section 7.2.5 on page
7
70) to display a
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