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.

Parameter

Description

 

 

2.6.1 Port Forwarding

You can have different services (e.g. email, FTP, Web

 

etc.) going to different service servers/clients in your

 

LAN. The Port Forwarding allows you to re-direct a

 

particular range of service port numbers (from the

 

Internet/WAN Ports) to a particular LAN IP address.

2.6.2 Virtual Server

You can have different services (e.g. email, FTP, Web

 

etc.) going to different service servers/clients in your

 

LAN. The Virtual Server allows you to re-direct a

 

particular service port number (from the Internet/WAN

 

Port) to a particular LAN IP address and its service port

 

number.

2.6.3 Special Applications

Some applications require multiple connections, such as

 

Internet games, video conferencing, Internet telephony

 

and others. In this section you can configure the router

 

to support these types of applications.

2.6.4 UPnP Setting

It allows to Enable or Disable UPnP feature here. After

 

you enable the UPnP feature, all client systems that

 

support UPnP, like Windows XP, can discover this router

 

automatically and access the Internet through this router

 

 

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Topcom WBR 7101GMR manual Parameter Description Port Forwarding, Virtual Server, UPnP Setting