Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT)

Note: You must create a firewall rule in addition to setting up NAT, to allow traffic from the WAN to be forwarded through the NBG-417N.

11.2What You Can Do

Use the General screen (Section 11.3 on page 122) to enable NAT and set a default server.

Use the Application screen (Section 11.4 on page 123) to change your NBG- 417N’s port forwarding settings.

Use the Advanced screen (Section 11.5 on page 126) to change your NBG- 417N’s trigger port settings.

11.3General NAT Screen

Use this screen to enable NAT and set a default server. Click Network > NAT to open the General screen.

Figure 70 Network > NAT > General

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 46 Network > NAT > General

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

NAT Setup

Enable Network

Network Address Translation (NAT) allows the translation of an Internet

Address

protocol address used within one network (for example a private IP

Translation

address used in a local network) to a different IP address known within

 

another network (for example a public IP address used on the Internet).

 

Select the check box to enable NAT.

 

 

Default Server Setup

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