Wan Setup; Chapter 5 Wan Setup; Overview; What You Can Do In The Wan Screens - ZyXEL Communications P-660HN FxZ Series User Manual

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5.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to configure WAN settings from the WAN screens. Use these
screens to configure your ZyXEL Device 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 30 LAN and WAN

LAN

5.1.1 What You Can Do in the WAN Screens

• Use the Internet Access Setup screen
settings on the ZyXEL Device for Internet access.
• Use the More Connections screen
access connections.
• Use the WAN Backup Setup screen
that helps forward traffic to its destination when the default WAN connection is down.

5.1.2 What You Need to Know About WAN

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 PPPoA, they should also provide a username and
password (and service name) for user authentication.
P-660HN-FxZ Series User's Guide

WAN Setup

WAN
(Section 5.2 on page 70) to configure the WAN
(Section 5.3 on page 75) to set up additional Internet
(Section 5.4 on page 80) to set up a backup gateway
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