ZyXEL Communications P-792H - Chapter 8 Network Address Translation (NAT); Overview; What You Can Do in the NAT Screens; What You Need to Know about NAT

P-792H v2 User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 8
Network Address Translation
(NAT)
8.1 Overview
This chapter discusses how to configure NAT on the P-792H v2. NAT (Network
Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host
in a packet, for example, the source address of an outgoing packet, used within
one network to a different IP address known within another network.
8.1.1 What You Can Do in the NAT Screens
•Use the General screen (Section 8.2 on page 103) to configure the NAT setup
settings.
•Use the Port Forwarding screen (Section 8.3 on page 104) to configure
forward incoming service requests to the server(s) on your local network.
•Use the Address Mapping screen (Section 8.4 on page 107) to change your P-
792H v2’s address mapping settings.
•Use the ALG screen (Section 8.5 on page 111) to enable and disable the SIP
(VoIP) ALG in the P-792H v2.
8.1.2 What You Need To Know About NAT
Inside/Outside
Inside/outside denotes where a host is located relative to the P-792H v2, for
example, the computers of your subscribers are the inside hosts, while the web
servers on the Internet are the outside hosts.
Global/Local
Global/local denotes the IP address of a host in a packet as the packet traverses a
router, for example, the local address refers to the IP address of a host when the
packet is in the local network, while the global address refers to the IP address of
the host when the same packet is traveling in the WAN side.