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Broadband

6.1 Overview

This chapter describes the AMG1312-T Series’s Broadband screens. Use these screens to configure your AMG1312-T Series 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

LANWAN

6.1.1What You Can Do in the WAN Screens

•Use the Internet Connection screen (Section 6.2 on page 69) to configure the WAN settings on the AMG1312-T Series for Internet access.

•Use the More Connections screen (Section 6.3 on page 75) to set up additional Internet access connections.

•Use the 3G Backup screen to configure 3G WAN connection (Section 6.4 on page 80).

6.1.2What You Need to Know About WAN

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 Ethernet) or PPPoA, they should also provide a username and password (and service name) for user authentication.

 

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