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Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT)

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 48 Network > NAT > Advanced

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
#	This is the rule index number (read-only).
Name	Type a unique name (up to 15 characters) for identification purposes.
	All characters are permitted - including spaces.
Incoming	Incoming is a port (or a range of ports) that a server on the WAN uses
	when it sends out a particular service. The NBG-417N forwards the
	traffic with this port (or range of ports) to the client computer on the
	LAN that requested the service.
Start Port	Type a port number or the starting port number in a range of port
	numbers.
End Port	Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port
	numbers.
Trigger	The trigger port is a port (or a range of ports) that causes (or triggers)
	the NBG-417N to record the IP address of the LAN computer that sent
	the traffic to a server on the WAN.
Start Port	Type a port number or the starting port number in a range of port
	numbers.
End Port	Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port
	numbers.
Apply	Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-417N.
Reset	Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

11.5.1 Trigger Port Forwarding Example

The following is an example of trigger port forwarding.

Figure 73 Trigger Port Forwarding Process: Example

1Jane requests a file from the Real Audio server (port 7070).

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