Cyclades-PR2000

An overview of the NAT menu is shown in the table below.

NAT Menu CONFIG =>SECURITY =>NAT

Menu Option

Description

General

Parameters for enabling NAT and choosing the NAT Mode. Also includes port

 

translation option.

Global Address

The first and last IP addresses in the range. In the example, these numbers are

 

200.240.230.225 and 200.240.230.238.

Local Address

The local network IP address and network mask, and whether or not the network should

 

be translated. In the example, these numbers are 192.168.0.0 and 255.255.255.0.

Static Translation

Defines a static translation between a global IP address/port pair and a local IP

 

address/port pair. In the example, three such pairs are defined.

Timeout

Definition of inactivity timeouts for UDP, DNS, and TCP dynamic NAT translations.

STEP ONE

The first step in the configuration of NAT is to enable NAT and choose the NAT Mode (Normal or Extended). Only the extended mode is discussed in this chapter. The normal mode is a previous version of NAT maintained for backwards compatability. See chapter 4 of the CyROS Reference Guide for information about the Normal Mode.

NAT Menu CONFIG =>SECURITY =>NAT =>GENERAL

Menu Option

Description

NAT Status

Enables NAT.

NAT Mode

Provides a choice between the previous NAT version (the Normal Mode) and the new

 

Extended NAT version.

Disable Port

Disables/enables NAT with port translation. If this parameter is changed while the router

Translation

is in use, all the active translations are destroyed, and their entries are removed from the

 

translation table.

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