Wan; Chapter 11 Wan; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications NBG6503 User Manual

11.1 Overview

This chapter discusses the Router's WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your Router 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 70 LAN and WAN

11.2 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.

11.3 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 Router.
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(Section 11.5 on page 108) to enable multicasting, configure Windows
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