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CHAPTER 6
WAN Setup
6.1 Overview
This chapter describes how to configure WAN settings from the WAN screens. Use
these screens to configure your P-792H v2 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 23 LAN and WAN
6.1.1 What You Can Do in the WAN Screens
•Use the Internet Access Setup screen (Section 6.2 on page 62) to configure
the WAN settings on the P-792H v2 for Internet access.
•Use the More Connections screen (Section 6.3 on page 68) to set up
additional Internet access connections.
•Use the WAN Backup Setup screen (Section 6.4 on page 75) to set up a
backup gateway that helps forward traffic to its destination when the default
WAN connection is down.
WAN
LAN