Chapter 6 Broadband

WAN IP Address

The WAN IP address is an IP address for the AMG1312-T Series, which makes it accessible from an outside network. It is used by the AMG1312-T Series to communicate with other devices in other networks. It can be static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the AMG1312-T Series tries to access the Internet.

If your ISP assigns you a static WAN IP address, they should also assign you the subnet mask and DNS server IP address(es) (and a gateway IP address if you use the Ethernet or ENET ENCAP encapsulation method).

Multicast

Traditionally, IP packets are transmitted in one of either two ways - Unicast (1 sender - 1 recipient) or Broadcast (1 sender - everybody on the network). Multicast delivers IP packets to a group of hosts on the network - not everybody and not just one.

IGMP

IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) is a network-layer protocol used to establish membership in a Multicast group - it is not used to carry user data. There are three versions of IGMP. IGMP version 2 and 3 are improvements over version 1, but IGMP version 1 is still in wide use.

IPv6

IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), is designed to increase IP address space and enhance features. The AMG1312-T Series supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack and can connect to IPv4 and IPv6 networks. See (Appendix E on page 277) for more information about IPv6.

Finding Out More

See Section 6.5 on page 82 for technical background information on WAN.

6.1.3 Before You Begin

You need to know your Internet access settings such as encapsulation and WAN IP address. Get this information from your ISP.

6.2 The Internet Connection Screen

Use this screen to change your AMG1312-T Series’s WAN settings. Click Network Setting > Broadband > Internet Connection. The screen differs by the WAN type and encapsulation you select.

 

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