Wan; Overview; What You Need To Know; Configuring Your Internet Connection - ZyXEL Communications NBG-418N v2 User Manual

7.1 O ve rvie w
This chapter discusses the NBG-418N v2's
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.
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LAN and WAN
See the chapter about the connection wizard for more information on the fields in the WAN screens.
7.2 Wha t Yo u Ne e d T o Kno w
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-418N v2.
7.2.1 C o nfig uring Yo ur Inte rne t C o nne c tio n
Enc a psula tio n Me tho d
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 ISP
(Internet Service Provider). If your ISP offers a dial-up Internet connection using PPPoE (PPP over
Ethernet) or PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol), they should also provide a username and password
(and service name) for user authentication.

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screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG-418N v2
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