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CHAPTER 8 The WAN Configuration Screens
8.1 Overview
Use the ADVANCED > WAN Configuration screens to set up your WiMAX
Modem’s Wide Area Network (WAN) or Internet features.
A Wide Area Network (or WAN) links geographically dispersed locations to other
networks or the Internet. A WAN configuration can include switched and
permanent telephone circuits, terrestrial radio systems and satellite systems.
8.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter
•The Internet Connection screen (Section 8.2 on page 88) lets you set up your
WiMAX Modem’s Internet settings.
•The WiMAX Configuration screen (Section 8.3 on page 90) lets set up the
frequencies used by your WiMAX Modem.
•The Advanced screen (Section 8.4 on page 94) lets configure your DNS server,
RIP, Multicast and Windows Networking settings.
8.1.2 What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
WiMAX
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is the IEEE 802.16
wireless networking standard, which provides high-bandwidth, wide-range
wireless service across wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). ZyXEL is a
member of the WiMAX Forum, the industry group dedicated to promoting and
certifying interoperability of wireless broadband products.
In a wireless MAN, a wireless-equipped computer is known either as a mobile
station (MS) or a subscriber station (SS). Mobile stations use the IEEE 802.16e
standard and are able to maintain connectivity while switching their connection
from one base station to another base station (handover) while subscriber
stations use other standards that do not have this capability (IEEE 802.16-2004,