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CHAPTER 1
Getting Started
1.1 About Your WiMAX Modem
The WiMAX Modem has a built-in switch and two phone ports. It allows you to access the
Internet by connecting to a WiMAX wireless network.
You can use a traditional analog telephone to make Internet calls using the WiMAX Modem’s
Voice over IP (VoIP) communication capabilities.
You can configure firewall and content filtering as well as a host of other features.
The web browser-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), also known as the web configurator,
provides easy management.
See
Chapter 22 on page 223 for a complete list of features for your model.
1.1.1 WiMAX Internet Access
Connect your computer or network to the WiMAX Modem for WiMAX Internet access. See
the Quick Start Guide for instructions on hardware connection.
In a wireless metropolitan area network (MAN), the WiMAX Modem connects to a WiMAX
base station (BS) for Internet access.
The following diagram shows a notebook computer equipped with the WiMAX Modem
connecting to the Internet through a WiMAX base station (marked BS).
Figure 1 Mobile Station and Base Station
When the firewall is on, all incoming traffic from the Internet to your network is blocked
unless it is initiated from your network.
Use content filtering to block access to web sites with URLs containing keywords that you
specify. You can define time periods and days during which content filtering is enabled and
include or exclude particular computers on your network from content filtering. For example,
you could block access to certain web sites for the kids.
