ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series User’s Guide

Chapter 23

Network Address Translation (NAT)

This chapter discusses how to configure NAT on the ZyAIR.

23.1 Introduction

NAT (Network Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet, for example, the source address of an outgoing packet, used within one network to a different IP address known within another network.

23.1.1 Applying NAT

You apply NAT via menus 4 or 11.3 as displayed next. The next figure shows you how to apply NAT for Internet access in menu 4. Enter 4 from the main menu to go to Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup.

Menu 4 - Internet Access Setup

ISP's Name= ChangeMe

Encapsulation= Ethernet

Service Type= Standard

My Login= N/A

My Password= N/A

Login Server= N/A

IP Address Assignment= Dynamic

IP Address= N/A

IP Subnet Mask= N/A

Gateway IP Address= N/A

Network Address Translation= Full Feature

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 23-1 Menu 4 Internet Access Setup

The following figure shows how you apply NAT to the remote node in menu 11.1. Step 1. Enter 11 from the main menu.

Step 2. Move the cursor to the Edit IP field, press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press [ENTER] to bring up Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Network Layer Options.

NAT

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