Broadband; Chapter 6 Broadband; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications VMG1312-B Series 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

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
• Use the Advanced screen to enable or disable PTM over ADSL, Annex M/Annex J, and DSL PhyR
functions (Section 6.4 on page
• Use the 802.1x screen to view and configure the IEEE 802.1X settings on the Device
6.5 on page
• Use the Ethernet WAN screen to convert LAN port number four as a WAN port or restore the
WAN to a LAN port
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