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CHAPTER 4

4.3.7.2 Network Address Translation - NAT

Network Address Translation can be used to give multiple

users access to the Internet with a single user account, or to

map the local address for an IP server (such as Web or FTP)

to a public address. This secures your network from direct

attack by hackers, and provides more flexible management

by allowing you to change internal IP addresses without

affecting outside access to your network. Note that NAT

must be enabled to provide multi-user access to the Internet

or to use the Virtual Server function.