Static nat – Actiontec MI424WR (GigE) User Manual

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Chapter 6 Configuring the Router’s Security

Static NAT

Note: A block of static

IP

addresses must be purchased from the

ISP

to configure this feature.

This option allows multiple static

NAT IP

addresses to be designated to devices on

the network. Static

NAT IP

addresses allow devices behind a firewall and configured

with private

IP

addresses appear to have public

IP

addresses on the Internet. This

allows an internal host, such as a web server, to have an unregistered (private)

IP

address and still be reachable over the Internet. To do this:

1. Select Static NAT from any Security screen. The “Static

NAT

” screen appears.

2. Click Add. The “Add Static

NAT

” screen appears.

3. Enter the name of the computer to be used as the local host, or, to enter a

specific IP address, select Specify Address from the “Networked Computer/
Device” drop-down list and enter the

IP

address in the box on the right.

4. Enter a public

IP

address from the block of assigned public

IP

address

(received from the

ISP

) in the “Public

IP

Address” text box.

5. Select a connection from the “

WAN

Connection Type” drop-down list.

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