Wan; Chapter 7 Wan; Overview; What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications BG-418N v1 User Manual

7.1 Overview

This chapter discusses the NBG-418N's WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your NBG-
418N 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 62 LAN and WAN
See the chapter about the connection wizard for more information on the fields in the WAN screens.

7.2 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-418N.

7.2.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection

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
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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