Wan; Chapter 12 Wan; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications NBG-419N User Manual

12.1 Overview

This chapter discusses the NBG-419N's WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG-
419N 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 79 LAN and WAN

12.2 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.
• Use IGMP Snooping screen
ports.

12.3 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-419N.
NBG-419N User's Guide
C
HAPTER
(Section 12.4 on page
(Section 12.5 on page 113) to enable multicasting, configure Windows
(Section 12.6 on page
105) to enter your ISP information
114) to enable IGMP snooping in the LAN
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