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General Reference Guide eWON Configuration
RG-001-0-EN ver 1.5 eWON® - 20/03/2009 - ©ACT'L sa Page 47
3.3.4.2.5 WAN/LAN/PPP interface management
Thanks to its 2 ethernet interfaces (2005/4005), since firmware 5, the eWON makes a strong distinction between the WAN interface and the LAN
interface.
3.3.4.2.5.1 LAN (Local Area Network)
In the eWON, the LAN is the ethernet interface connected to a local network.
It is simply an ethernet interface with no specific properties.
3.3.4.2.5.2 WAN (Wide Area Network)
In the eWON, the WAN is the (ethernet) interface connected on Internet.
That means:
- WAN could be an ethernet or an outgoing modem (PPP) connection
- WAN is active only when the connection is pulled up
- WAN has some properties like:
• Being able to publish its IP address
• Being able to establish VPN when WAN is active
• Can be configured for NAT and Transparent Forwarding
• Being protected according to the configuration
• Can be configured for Static Routes
• Can be configured for Proxy rules