
Prestige 782R G.SHDSL Router
3.3LANs and WANs
A LAN (Local Area Network) is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building. A WAN (Wide Area Network), on the other hand is an outside connection to another network or the Internet.
3.3.1 LANs, WANs and the Prestige
The actual physical connection determines whether the Prestige ports are LAN or WAN ports. There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network – the other outside the WAN network as shown next.
Figure 3-5 LAN and WAN IPs
3.4Internet Access Configuration
Menu 4 allows you to type the Internet Access information in one screen. Menu 4 is actually a simplified setup for one of the remote nodes that you can access in Menu 11.
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