PMG5317-T20A User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 6
Broadband
6.1 Overview
This chapter discusses the GPON Device’s Broadband screens. Use these screens to configure your
GPON Device 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 19 LAN and WAN
6.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter
•Use the Broadband screen to view, remove or add a WAN interface. You can also configure the
WAN settings on the GPON Device for Internet access (Section 6.2 on page 75).
6.1.2 What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
WAN IP Address
The WAN IP address is an IP address for the GPON Device, which makes it accessible from an
outside network. It is used by the GPON Device to communicate with other devices in other
networks. It can be static (fixed) or dynamically assigned by the ISP each time the GPON Device
tries to access the Internet.
If your ISP assigns you a static WAN IP address, they should also assign you the subnet mask and
DNS server IP address(es).
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