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CHAPTER 7
The WAN Configuration Screens
7.1 Overview
Use the ADVANCED > WAN Configuration screens to set up your WiMAX Modem’s Wide
Area Network (WAN) or Internet features.
A Wide Area Network (or WAN) links geographically dispersed locations to other networks or
the Internet. A WAN configuration can include switched and permanent telephone circuits,
terrestrial radio systems and satellite systems.
7.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter
•The Internet Connection screen (
Section 7.2 on page 74) lets you set up your WiMAX
Modem’s Internet settings.
•The WiMAX Configuration screen (
Section 7.3 on page 76) lets set up the frequencies
used by your WiMAX Modem.
•The Traffic Redirect screen (
Section 7.4 on page 80) lets change your WiMAX Modem’s
traffic redirect settings.
•The Other Settings screen (
Section 7.5 on page 81) lets configure your DNS server, RIP,
Multicast and Windows Networking settings.
7.1.2 What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
WiMAX
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is the IEEE 802.16 wireless
networking standard, which provides high-bandwidth, wide-range wireless service across
wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). ZyXEL is a member of the WiMAX Forum,
the industry group dedicated to promoting and certifying interoperability of wireless
broadband products.
In a wireless MAN, a wireless-equipped computer is known either as a mobile station (MS) or
a subscriber station (SS). Mobile stations use the IEEE 802.16e standard and are able to
maintain connectivity while switching their connection from one base station to another base
station (handover) while subscriber stations use other standards that do not have this capability
(IEEE 802.16-2004, for example). The following figure shows an MS-equipped notebook
computer MS1 moving from base station BS1’s coverage area and connecting to BS2.
