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4.4.2.5 Configuring the Second IP Address and
Subnet Mask for LAN Interface
Figure 76 Second IP address
4.4.3 NAT
4.4.3.1 Overview
Setting up the NAT Function
The DSL router is equipped with the network address
translation (NAT) function. With address mapping, several
users in the local network can access the Internet via one
or more public IP addresses. All the local IP addresses are
assigned to the public IP address of the router by default.
One of the characteristics of NAT is that data from the
Internet is not allowed into the local network unless it is
