2.6 NAT
Network Address Translation (NAT) allows multiple users at your local site to access the Internet through a single Public IP Address or multiple Public IP Addresses. NAT provides Firewall protection from hacker attacks and has the flexibility to allow you to map Private IP Addresses to Public IP Addresses for key services such as Websites and FTP.
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| You can have different services (e.g. email, FTP, Web etc.) going to different |
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| LAN IP address and its service port number. |
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| Special Applications |
| Some applications require multiple connections, such as Internet games, |
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| ALG Setting |
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| It allows to Enable or Disable UPnP feature here. After you enable the UPnP |
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| feature, all client systems that support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover |
| UPnP Setting |
| this router automatically and access the Internet through this router without |
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| applications that support UPnP smoothly connect to Internet sites without |
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| any incompatibility problem due to the NAPT port translation. |
| Static Routing |
| You can disable NAT function and setup the routing rules manually. |
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Click on one of the five NAT selections and proceed to the manual's relevant
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