EMG6765-Q10A User’s Guide
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WAN
8.1 Overview
This chapter discusses the EMG6765-Q10A’s
WAN
screens. Use these screens to configure your EMG6765-
Q10A 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 24
LAN and WAN
8.2 What You Can Do
• Use the
Internet Connection
screen to enter your ISP information and set how the computer acquires
its IP, DNS and WAN MAC addresses (
8.3 What You Need To Know
The information in this section can help you configure the screens for your WAN connection, as well as
enable/disable some advanced features of your EMG6765-Q10A.
8.3.1 Configuring Your Internet Connection
Encapsulation Method
Encapsulation is used to include data from an upper layer protocol into a lower layer protocol. To set up
a WAN connection to the Internet, you need to use the same encapsulation method used by your ISP
(Internet Service Provider). If your ISP offers a dial-up Internet connection using PPPoE (PPP over
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