6.Click the Add button to display screen to create a new NAT configuration and add it to the list of available configurations. For more information, see Adding a New Dynamic NAT Configuration on page
6.6.1.1Adding a New Dynamic NAT Configuration
If the existing NAT configurations displayed with the Configuration prove unsuitable for translation, consider creating a new one.
To define a new NAT configuration:
1.Select Security > NAT from the main menu tree.
2.Click on the Dynamic Translation tab.
3.Click the Add button.
4.Define the NAT Type from the
•Inside - The set of networks that are subject to translation. These are the internal addresses you are trying to prevent from being exposed to the outside world.
•Outside - All other addresses. Usually these are valid addresses located on the Internet. Outside addresses pose no risk if exposed over a publicly accessible network.
5.Define the NAT Direction from the
•Source - The inside network is transmitting data over the network its intended destination. On the way out, the source IP address is changed in the header and replaced by the (public) IP address.
•Destination - Packets passing through the NAT on the way back to the switch managed LAN are searched against to the records kept by the NAT engine. There the destination IP address is changed back to the specific internal private class IP address in order to reach the LAN over the switch managed network.
6.Use the Access List
7.Use the Interface
8.Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.
9.Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
