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  Configuring Twice NAT
b. For the Match Criteria: Translated Packet > Destination Address, click the browse button   and 
choose an existing network object, group, or interface from the Browse Translated Destination 
Address dialog box.
You can also create a new named object or group from the Browse Translated Destination Address 
dialog box and use this object or group as the mapped destination address.
For static NAT, the mapping is typically one-to-one, so the real addresses have the same quantity as 
the mapped addresses. You can, however, have different quantities if desired.
For static interface NAT with port translation, you can specify the interface instead of a network 
object/group for the mapped address. For more information, see the “Static Interface NAT with Port 
Translation” section on page 26-5.
See the “Guidelines and Limitations” section on page 28-2 for information about disallowed 
mapped IP addresses.
Step 7 (Optional) Identify the translated packet source or destination port (the mapped source port or the real 
destination port). For the Match Criteria: Translated Packet > Service, click the browse button   and 
choose an existing TCP or UDP service object from the Browse Translated Service dialog box.
You can also create a new service object from the Browse Translated Service dialog box and use this 
object as the mapped port.
A service object can contain both a source and destination port. You should specify either the source or 
the destination port for both real and mapped service objects. You should only specify both the source 
and destination ports if your application uses a fixed source port (such as some DNS servers); but fixed 
source ports are rare. In the rare case where you specify both the source and destination ports in the 
object, the original packet service object contains the real source port/mapped destination port; the 
translated packet service object contains the mapped source port/real destination port. NAT only 
supports TCP or UDP. When translating a port, be sure the protocols in the real and mapped service 
objects are identical (both TCP or both UDP). For identity NAT, you can use the same service object for 
both the real and mapped ports. The “not equal” (!=) operator is not supported.
Step 8 (Optional) Configure NAT options in the Options area.
Figure 28-22 NAT Options
a.
Check the Enable rule check box to enable this NAT rule. The rule is enabled by default.
b. To rewrite the DNS A record in DNS replies, check the Translate DNS replies that match this rule 
check box.
Be sure DNS inspection is enabled (it is enabled by default). See the “DNS and NAT” section on 
page 26-21 for more information.
c. To make the rule unidirectional, choose Unidirectional from the Direction drop-down list. The 
default is Both. Making the rule unidirectional prevents traffic from initiating connections to the real 
addresses. You might want to use this setting for testing purposes.
d. In the Description field, add a description about the rule up to 200 characters in length.