2000-A2-GB20-10
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February 2004
This chapter describes the steps required to configure Network Address
Translation (NAT).
NAT multiplexes traffic from the internal network and presents it to the
Internet as if it is from a single source that has only one IP address.
The NAT Local Server may be configured with a range of both TCP and
UDP ports, which benefits applications including video conferencing and
multi-user games.
Setting up IP networks without NAT may be complex—each requires an IP
address, subnet mask, a DNS address and a default router.
NAT reduces this complexity by:
Modifying IP addresses and checksum without affecting traffic
Automatic network configuration when using DHCP
Packet-level filtering and routing
Traffic logging
This chapter contains the following topics:
Using the NAT Configuration menu (page
170
)
Enabling and Disabling Enabling NAT Translation (page
171
)
Configuring a NAT Local Server (page
172
)
Configuring NAT Timeouts (page
173
)
Configuring the NAT port range (page
174
)
Configuring the NAT Alias Entry (page
175
)
DIsplaying NAT Statistics (page
176
)
Displaying the NAT Connection Table (page
177
)
Displaying NAT Connection Details (page
177
)
Displaying the NAT Local Server Table (page
179
)
Displaying the NAT Alias Table (page
179
)
Deleting an IP Address from NAT Tables (page
179
)
Deleting a NAT Local Server Entry (page
180
)
Deleting a NAT Alias Entry (page
180
)
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NOTE
If you enter an element of NAT information incorrectly, the
network connection will not function and there may be no
indication of what is wrong.
