4.7.3.6.1
NAT ON THE BASE UNIT (PARAGON4)
The Paragon4 unit is equipped with a management port (the Ethernet 2 interface). When NAT is enabled on the
Paragon4 unit, the network covered by the Ethernet 2 interface is considered private.
Figure 23 - NAT Enabled on Paragon4
An IP packet sent from the private network towards the External network would have its source IP address re-
placed by the Ethernet 1 IP address of the Paragon4 radiomodem.
Figure 24 - Private to Public (External)
Packet (1)
Source Address 172.30.1.2
Destination Address 200.1.1.1
Packet (1)
Source Address 192.168.1.1
Destination Address 200.1.1.1
172.30.1.1/24
192.168.1.1/24
Paragon4 (NAT Enabled)
Management Host 1
172.30.1.2/24
External Host 1
200.1.1.1/24
Private network
(172.30.1.0/24)
Public network
(External)
External Host 1
200.1.1.1/24
RF Network
Public Network
(External N RF N
Mobile 1 N Mobile 2 Net-
work)
Mobile 1 Network
Base
Ethernet 1
Mobile Host 1
Mobile (G3)
Mobile (G3)
Ethernet 2
RF 10.0.1.2/24
RF 10.0.1.3/24
173.30.1.1/24
174.30.1.1/24
Mobile Host 2
Mobile 2 Network
External
Network
Management Host 1
Management Host 2
Private Network
172.30.1.0/24
RF 10.0.1.1/24
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