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WAN - Wide Area Network
A WAN (Wide Area Network) is a computer network that covers a broad geographical area (eg.
Internet) that is used to connect LAN and other types of network systems.
WAN Profile
PPPoE
PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) provides access control in a manner which is similar to dial-up services
using PPP.
Protocol: Select the protocol you will use in the device.
Username: Enter the username provided by your ISP. You can input up to 256 alphanumeric
characters (case sensitive).
Password: Enter the password provided by your ISP. You can input up to 32 alphanumeric
characters (case sensitive).
Service Name: This item is for identification purposes. If it is required, your ISP will provide you
the necessary information. Maximum input is 32 alphanumeric characters.
NAT: The NAT (Network Address Translation) feature allows multiple users to access the Internet
through a single IP account by sharing the single IP address. If users on your LAN have their own
public IP addresses to access the Internet, NAT function can be disabled.
IP (0.0.0.0.Auto): Enter your fixed IP address.
Auth. Protocol: Default is Auto. Please consult your ISP on whether to use PAP, CHAP or
MSCHAP.
Obtain DNS: Select this check box to activate DNS.
Primary DNS/ Secondary DNS: Enter the IP addresses of the DNS servers. The DNS servers are
passed to the DHCP clients along with the IP address and the netmask.
Connection: Click on Always On to establish a PPPoE session during start up and to
automatically re-establish the PPPoE session when disconnected by the ISP. You may uncheck
the item to disable this function.
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