Firewall

Virtual IP list

 

 

You can create three types of virtual IPs:

Static NAT

Used to translate an address on a source network to a hidden address on a

 

destination network. Static NAT translates the source address of return

 

packets to the address on the source network.

Port Forwarding

Used to translate an address and a port number on a source network to a

 

hidden address and, optionally, a different port number on a destination

 

network. Using port forwarding you can also route packets with a specific

 

port number and a destination address that matches the IP address of the

 

interface that receives the packets. This technique is called port forwarding

 

or port address translation (PAT). You can also use port forwarding to

 

change the destination port of the forwarded packets.

Dynamic port

Similar to port forwarding, dynamic port forwarding is used to translate any

forwarding

address and a specific port number on a source network to a hidden

 

address and, optionally a different port number on a destination network.

Note: The maximum number of virtual IPs is 1024.

This section describes:

Virtual IP list

Virtual IP options

Configuring virtual IPs

Virtual IP list

Figure 99: Sample virtual IP list

The virtual IP list has the following icons and features.

Create New

Select Create New to add a virtual IP.

Name

The name of the virtual IP.

IP

The external IP address mapped to an address on the destination network.

Service Port

The external port number of the service from the IP.

Map to IP

The real IP address on the destination network.

Map to Port

The port number added to packets when they are forwarded (not required).

 

The Delete and Edit/View icons.

Virtual IP options

Different options appear depending on the type of virtual IP you want to define.

Choose from Static NAT or port forwarding.

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