User's Guide

EMG3435-Q20A User’s Guide
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C HAPTER 10
WAN
10.1 O ve rvie w
This chapter discusses the EMG3435-Q20A’s WAN screens. Use these screens to configure your EMG3435-
Q20A 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.
Fig ure 52 LAN and WAN
10.2 Wha t Yo u C a n Do
• Use the Inte rne t C o nne c tion screen to enter your ISP information and set how the computer acquires
its IP, DNS and WAN MAC addresses (
Section 10.4 on page 75).
• Use the NAT > G e ne ra l screen to enable NAT, set a default server and change your EMG3435-Q20A’s
port forwarding settings (Section 10.5.1 on page 87).
• Use the NAT > Po rt Trig g e r screen to configure your EMG3435-Q20A’s trigger port settings (
Section
10.5.2 on page 89
).
• Use the NAT > Pa ssthroug h screen to configure your EMG3435-Q20A’s ALGs and VPN pass-through
settings (Section 10.5.3 on page 89).
• Use the Dyna m ic DNS screen to change your EMG3435-Q20A’s DDNS settings (
Section 10.6 on page
91
).
10.3 Wha t Yo u Ne e d To Kno w
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 EMG3435-Q20A.