Multiple Network Address Translation 11-1CCCChhhhaaaapppptttteeeerrrr 11111111MMMMuuuullllttttiiiipppplllleeee NNNNeeeettttwwwwoooorrrrkkkk AAAAddddddddrrrreeeessssssss TTTTrrrraaaannnnssssllllaaaattttiiiioooonnnnThe Netopia 4752 offers advanced Multiple Network Address Translation functionality.You should read this chapter completely before attempting to configure any of the advanced NAT features.This chapter covers the following topics: Overview on page 11-1 MultiNAT Configuration on page 11-6 Easy Setup Profile configuration on page 11-6 Server Lists and Dynamic NAT configuration on page 11-6 Adding Server Lists on page 11-16 Binding Map Lists and Server Lists on page 11-22 NAT Associations on page 11-26 MultiNAT Configuration Example on page 11-28OverviewNAT (Network Address Translation) is a means of mapping one or more IP addresses and/or IP service portsinto different values. This mapping serves two functions: It allows the addresses of many computers on a LAN to be represented to the public Internet by only one ora few addresses, saving you money. It can be used as a security feature by obscuring the true addresses of important machines from potentialhackers on the Internet.To help you understand some of the concepts discussed here, it may be helpful to introduce some NATterminology.The term mapping refers to rules that associate one or more private addresses on the Netopia Router’s LAN toone or more public addresses on the Netopia Routers WAN interface (typically the Internet).The terms private and internal refer to addresses on the Netopia Router’s LAN. These addresses areconsidered private because they are protected or obscured by NAT and cannot be directly accessed from theWAN (or Internet) side of the Netopia Router unless specifically configured otherwise.The terms public and external refer to the WAN (or Internet) side of the Netopia Router.FeaturesMultiNAT features can be divided into several categories that can be used simultaneously in differentcombinations on a per-Connection Profile basis.
