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2. IPv4 and IPv6 Internet and Broadband
Settings
This chapter explains how to configure the Internet and WAN settings. The chapter contains the
following sections:
• Internet and WAN Configuration Tasks
• Configure the IPv4 Internet Connection and WAN Settings
• Configure the IPv6 Internet Connection and WAN Settings
• Configure Advanced WAN Options and Other Tasks
• What to Do Next
Internet and WAN Configuration Tasks
The tasks that are required to complete the Internet connection of your wireless VPN firewall
depend on whether you use an IPv4 connection or an IPv6 connection to your Internet
service provider (ISP).
Note: The wireless VPN firewall supports simultaneous IPv4 and IPv6
connections.
Tasks to Set Up an IPv4 Internet Connection to Your ISP
Complete these four tasks:
1. Con
figure the IPv4 WAN mode. Select either NAT or classical routing: see Configure
the IPv4 WAN Mode on
page 27.
2. Configure the IPv4 In
ternet connection to your ISP. Connect to your ISP: See one of the
following sections:
• Let the Wireless VPN Firewall Automatically Detect and Configure an IPv4 Internet
Connection o
n page 28
• Manually Configure an IPv4 Internet Connection on p
age 31
You can also program the WAN traffic meter if you wish: see Enable the WAN Traffic
Meter on p
age 346.