Broadband; Chapter 6 Broadband; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications VMG4380-B10A User Manual

6.1 Overview

This chapter discusses the Device's Broadband screens. Use these screens to configure your
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 18 LAN and WAN
3G (third generation) standards for the sending and receiving of voice, video, and data in a mobile
environment.
You can attach a 3G wireless adapter to the USB port and set the Device to use this 3G connection
as your WAN or a backup when the wired WAN connection fails.
Figure 19 3G WAN Connection

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• Use the Broadband screen to view, remove or add a WAN interface. You can also configure the
WAN settings on the Device for Internet access
• Use the 3G Backup screen to configure 3G WAN connection
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