User's Guide

3G38W-VUserGuide
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4.2 InternetSettings
4.2.1 3GInternetSettings
ThispageallowsyoutosetupyourWWAN(WirelessWideAreaNetwork)connection.
ProleName Descriptionfortheprole
APN PleaseentertheAPNnameyouwishtoconnecttointhiseld.Pleasedon’teditthisunlessyouareawareofwhat
effectitwillhave.
3G NAT EnabledbyDefault,thisoptionallowsyoutoswitchNAT(NetworkAddressTranslation)onoroff.
Interface Metric Thiseldallowsyoutocustomizethemetricofthe3Ginterface.Thissettingwillhavenoeffectformostusers,butmay
berequiredforadvancedroutingcongurations(StaticRoutes,RIP,VPN,etc)
Operation Mode Thereare3Optionsasfollows:
‘Always ON’ KeepstheInternetconnectionalive,doesnotdisconnect
‘OFF’ DoesnotconnecttotheInternet
‘Automatic 3G Backup’ TheAutomatic3GBackupfeatureofthe3G36W-Visdesignedtoprovideabackup3GInternetconnectionwhenyou
usetheWANconnectionasyourprimary,whentheprimaryfails.TheInternetconnectionwillautomaticallyswitchback
toyourWANconnectiononceyourWANInternetconnectionisbackonline.Tousethisfeature,youwillneedbothan
EthernetWANconnection(fromanxDSLmodem/ISDN/Satelliteetc)anda3Gconnection.
4.2.2 WAN
TheWANpageallowsyoutoconguretheoptionalWANEthernetport.SelecttheWANconnectiontypesuitableforyourenvironment
andcongureparametersaccordingtotheselectedconnectiontype.