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CHAPTER 8
WAN
8.1 Overview
This chapter discusses the EMG2306-R10A’s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your
EMG2306-R10A for Internet access.
A WAN (Wide Area Network) connection is an outside connection to another network or the
Internet. It connects your private networks such as a LAN (Local Area Network) and other
networks, so that a computer in one location can communicate with computers in other locations.
Figure 21 LAN and WAN
8.2 What You Can Do
•Use the Management WAN screen to enter your ISP information and set how the computer
acquires its IP, DNS and WAN MAC addresses (Section 8.4 on page 57).
•Use the Advanced screen to enable multicasting and auto-IP-change (Section 8.5 on page 68).
8.3 What You Need To Know
The information in this section can help you configure the screens for your WAN connection, as well
as enable/disable some advanced features of your EMG2306-R10A.