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24.

WAN Settings:

The ZyXEL VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway supports Ethernet WAN and Mobile WAN.

Ethernet WAN has three

connection types: DHCP, Static and PPPoE. Please ensure which connection type should be used, and select your internet

connection type from the pull-down menu.

Whatever WAN connection type you have chosen, The ZyXEL VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway will get a WAN IP

and this IP will be shown in the Router/Status page as below.

If ―Not Connected‖ shows up in the setting, you shoul

d check the WAN settings again to get correct connection

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5.1.1

DHCP (automatic IP address assignment)

The IP address is automatically assigned to you by your ISP. You will see the following screen when you choose DHCP.

WAN

Select Enable/Disable to enable/disable WAN

Connection Type

DHCP

Host Name

Some ISP and DHCP servers ask for the Host Name of the DHCP client before assigning an

IP address. In this case, please key in your Host Name.

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit

5.1.2

Static (Fixed IP address assignment)

The IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS server are provided by your ISP.

Please enter the information accordingly.

WAN

Select Enable / Disable to enable/disable WAN.

Connection Type

Static IP

External IP Address

The external IP addresses offered by the ISP.

Netmask

The netmask offered by the ISP.

Gateway

The gateway offered by the ISP.

Static DNS 1

The static DNS 1 offered by the ISP.

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Static DNS 2

The static DNS 2 offered by the ISP.

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit

5.1.3

PPPoE (connected by username/password)

If your ISP provides the username and password, please enter the information accordingly.

WAN

Select Enable/Disable to enable/disable WAN

Connection Type

PPPoE

Authentication

The authentication type CHAP or PAP offered by your ISP.

User Name

The user name offered by the ISP.

Password

The password offered by the ISP.

PPP Connection Type

Always Connected will maintain the PPPoE dial up connection. On Demand will

connect only when there is traffic.

Max Idle Time

PPPoE On Demand will only be activated when there is traffic. When there is no

traffic within the max idle time (default: 300 seconds), the PPPoE connection will be

disconnected.

PPP Echo Interval

PPPoE echo will ensure whether the link is still up or not (default interval 20

seconds)

PPP Retry Threshold

When PPPoE echo retry exceeds PPPoE Retry Threshold (default 20 times), the

dial up connection would be recognized as down.

PPP MTU

PPPoE maximum transmission unit: up to 1492

bytes (PPPoE‘s header is 8

bytes)(This value should be less than MTU value at least 8 bytes ).

MTU

Physical Device Maximum Transmission Unit

Provided by

your ISP

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5.1.4

Ethernet WAN MAC Address Clone

Some ISPs only allow a registered MAC address to access to the internet. To bypass the rule, you need to set up a cloned

MAC address for The ZyXEL VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway using the pre-registered MAC address.

1.

Click on [Setup]

–

[MAC Address Clone] tab.

You will see the following screen.

2.

Configure your MAC Clone for Ethernet WAN, Mobile WAN and LAN following the instructions below.

Clone WAN MAC

If your ISP only grants access to a fixed MAC address, please select Enable.

If your ISP does not enforce access control, please select Disable.

MAC Address

If the PC you use to configure The ZyXEL VFG6005 Series VPN Firewall Gateway is

the device which has the right MAC address to access the internet, press ―Get My

MAC‖ button. You can also type in

the MAC Address which has been granted access

by your ISP.

5.1.5

Mobile WAN (connected by information related to what your ISP needs)

Please enable and enter the APN, PIN code, user name, and password provided by your ISP. You may also choose from

the list of profiles for well known ISP settings. (Please note that some information might not be needed.)

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