Chapter 5 WAN Setup

When you use the WAN > Internet Connection screen to set up Internet access, you are configuring the first WAN connection.

Figure 29 WAN > More Connections

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 11 WAN > More Connections

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

#

This is an index number indicating the number of the corresponding

 

connection.

 

 

Name

This is the name you gave to the Internet connection.

 

 

Interface

This shows the name of the ZyXEL Device’s interface used by this

 

connection.

 

ptm0 indicates the WAN using ENET ENCAP or in bridge mode.

 

ppp0 indicates the WAN interface using PPPoE.

 

The last number represents the index number of connections over the

 

same PVC or the VLAN ID number assigned to traffic sent through this

 

connection.

 

 

VLAN ID/

This field shows the VLAN ID number and priority configured for this

Priority

WAN connection when VLAN multiplexing is enabled. Otherwise, it shows

 

disable.

 

 

Encapsulation

This field indicates the encapsulation method of the Internet connection.

 

 

Modify

The first (ISP) connection is read-only in this screen. Use the WAN >

 

Internet Connection screen to edit it.

 

Click the edit icon to edit the Internet connection settings. Click this icon

 

on an empty configuration to add a new Internet access setup.

 

Click the remove icon to delete the Internet access setup from your

 

connection list.

 

 

Add

Click this to add a new connection.

 

 

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