Step 3. Wan Type Setup; Selecting The Wan Type - Zoom Wireless-N Router User Manual

Step 3. WAN Type Setup

The WAN Type refers to the protocol used by your Internet Service Provider in
establishing your Internet connection. By default, WAN Type is set to your Mobile
Broadband USB modem. If that is what you want, you can select Next to skip this
section.

Selecting the WAN Type

Please check with your service provider if you read the discussion below and are still
unsure which WAN Type to choose.
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Static IP Address
address, so this is not typically used.
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Dynamic IP Address
modem users who are not using PPPoE. (A DSL service provider will
typically tell you whether you are using PPPoE, which requires you to enter
an PPPoE-related password into the router. If you are using DSL with 1483
routed, bridged, or PPPoA modes, you are not using PPPoE.)
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PPPoE – Only use this if you are plugging an ADSL modem into the
Wireless-N Router, and if your ADSL service provider uses PPPoE.
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PPTP - The Point to Point Tunneling Protocol is more common in corporate
environments and most users will not use this setting.
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L2TP - The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is more common in corporate
environments and most users will not use this setting.
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Mobile Broadband Modem
modem, or a tethering-enabled smartphone or tablet as the primary method
of connecting the Wireless-N Router to the Internet. (If you are using the
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- Typically you have to request and pay extra for a static IP
– This is only used by Cable modem users and by DSL
- Select this if you are using a mobile broadband
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