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Chapter 7 Network Settings
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7.2 WAN
Use these settings to configure the WAN connection between the WiMAX Device
and the service provider.
Click Network Setting > WAN to open this screen as shown next.
Figure 33 WAN Screen
This screen contains the following fields:
Table 25 WAN
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Operation Mode Select the WiMAX Device’s operational mode.
• Bridge - This puts the WiMAX Device in bridge mode, acting as a
transparent middle man between devices on the LAN and the
devices on the WAN.
• NAT - This allows the WiMAX Device to tag frames for NAT, allowing
devices on the LAN to use their own internal IP addresses while
communicating with devices on the WAN.
WAN Protocol Select the protocol the WiMAX Device uses to connect to the WAN.
The options are:
• Ethernet - Select this if you have a persistent connection to the
network.
• PPPoE - Select this if must log into the network before initiating a
persistent connection.
• GRE Tunnel - Select this if you connect to the network using Point-
to-Point Protocol to create VPNs.
• EtherIP - Select this if you need to tunnel Ethernet and IEEE 802.3
MAC frames across an IP Internet.
Bridging LAN
ARP This option enables or disables allow ARP requests to cross the WiMAX
Device.