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Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT)
NBG-417N User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
11.5.1 Trigger Port Forwarding Example
The following is an example of trigger port forwarding.
Figure 73 Trigger Port Forwarding Process: Example
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Jane requests a file from the Real Audio server (port 7070).
Table 48 Network > NAT > Advanced
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
#
This is the rule index number (read-only).
Name
Type a unique name (up to 15 characters) for identification purposes.
All characters are permitted - including spaces.
Incoming
Incoming is a port (or a range of ports) that a server on the WAN uses
when it sends out a particular service. The NBG-417N forwards the
traffic with this port (or range of ports) to the client computer on the
LAN that requested the service.
Start Port
Type a port number or the starting port number in a range of port
numbers.
End Port
Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port
numbers.
Trigger
The trigger port is a port (or a range of ports) that causes (or triggers)
the NBG-417N to record the IP address of the LAN computer that sent
the traffic to a server on the WAN.
Start Port
Type a port number or the starting port number in a range of port
numbers.
End Port
Type a port number or the ending port number in a range of port
numbers.
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-417N.
Reset
Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.