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2.4.5 Routing Setup
This page allows the network administrator to decide how the Residential Gateway will process
the received packets. Select
Routing Setup
from the
Setup
sub menu bar.
Then,
Routing Setup
screen page appears as follows:
For details on the settings, please refer to the description of the individual section below.
NAT
This section allows you to enable or disable the NAT function of the Residential Gateway.
NAT stands for
“
Network Address Translation
”. Due to this function, the Residential Gateway can
replace the private IP address in the header of a packet with a public IP address or vice versa.
Note
: If you disable the NAT function, the firewall protection of the Residential Gateway will be
disabled as well. So you should be cautious if you want to disable this function.
Static Routing
This section allows you to edit or modify an entry in the
Static Route Table
of
the Residential Gateway. A static route is a pre-determined pathway that packets can travel to
reach a specific destination network. Enter the information below to set up a static route in the
Static Route Table
.
Enable Static Route
-
Enable or disable this static route.