ZyXEL Communications P-660RU-Tx Internet Setup, 7.1 Overview, 7.1.1What You Can Do in the Internet Screens, 7.1.2What You Need to Know About ADSL Internet Access, LANWAN

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Internet Setup

7.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to configure Wide Area Network (WAN) settings from the Internet screens. Use these screens to configure your P-660RU-Tx for Internet access.

A WAN connection is an outside connection to another network or the Internet. It connects your private networks (such as a Local Area Network (LAN) and other networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations.

Figure 20 LAN and WAN

LANWAN

7.1.1What You Can Do in the Internet Screens

•Use the Internet screen (Section 7.2 on page 62) to configure the WAN settings on the P-660RU-Tx for Internet access.

•Use the PVCs Summary screen (Section 7.2.5 on page 70) to display a summary table for PVC settings.

7.1.2What You Need to Know About ADSL Internet Access

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 Internet Service Provider (ISP). If your

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