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Configuring NAT Settings
The Networking – NAT screen allows you to add another level of security to your Internet activity and online games. Network Address Translation (NAT) translates the multiple IP addresses on a private LAN to one public address that is sent out to the Internet by your ISP. This means the addresses of the PCs on your home network are never transmitted on the Internet.
The Networking – NAT screen also allows you to enable a gaming Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which allows only one IP address (for a computer or device) to be exposed to the Internet for online game playing or video conferencing.
To access the screen, click Networking > NAT.
Field
NAT
Gaming DMZ
Device
My Gaming
Device
TCP Session Idle Time
UDP Session Idle Time
Description
Enables or disables NAT. The default is enabled.
Click to enable. The default is disabled.
Enter the IP Address for your gaming device. The default is disabled.
For security purposes, turn off your gaming device when not in use so that it does not become the target of intrusion.
Enter the TCP Session Idle Time which is the amount of time a TCP session will remain idle before timing out. The default is 8 hours.
Enter the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Session Idle Time, which is the amount of time a UDP session will remain idle before timing out. UPD is used primarily for broadcasting messages over a network.
User Datagram Protocol, along with the IP, sends data in the form of message units (datagram) between network devices over a LAN or WAN. The default is 8 hours.
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