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Chapter 12 NAT
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network and make them accessible to the outside world. If you do not define any servers, NAT
offers the additional benefit of firewall protection. With no servers defined, your EMG3425-Q10A
filters out all incoming inquiries, thus preventing intruders from probing your network. For more
information on IP address translation, refer to
RFC 1631 , The IP Network Address Translator (NAT) .
How NAT Works
Each packet has two addresses – a source address and a destination address. For outgoing packets,
the ILA (Inside Local Address) is the source address on the LAN, and the IGA (Inside Global
Address) is the source address on the WAN. For incoming packets, the ILA is the destination
address on the LAN, and the IGA is the destination address on the WAN. NAT maps private (local)
IP addresses to globally unique ones required for communication with hosts on other networks. It
replaces the original IP source address in each packet and then forwards it to the Internet. The
EMG3425-Q10A keeps track of the original addresses and port numbers so incoming reply packets
can have their original values restored. The following figure illustrates this.
Figure 56
How NAT Works
12.2 General
Use this screen to enable NAT and set a default server. Click Network > NAT to open the General
screen.
Figure 57
Network > NAT > General