Toshiba Tekbright 700P - Manual (Page 211)

217 Advanced Networking Features
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NOTE: Changing these settings may reset the networking
connection between the server and your client. As a result, your
client may no longer be connected to the Magnia SG20 after you
click the Apply button, and the screen will not refresh to show the
new settings. In this case:
1. Click Start, then Run.
2. Type CMD.
3. Type ipconfig /release and press Enter.
4. Type ipconfig /renew and press Enter.
Turning off Network Address Translation
The Magnia SG20 is preconfigured as a transparent gateway
to the Internet. One of its features is the ability to share a
single connection to the Internet among all of its local client
computers. This is done with the Network Address
Translation (NAT) feature. When NAT is turned on (the
default setting), the Magnia SG20 combines all Internet
transactions using its own public IP address. This allows all
the clients on the local network to communicate using the
single public IP address assigned to the server. This means
the Magnia SG20 requires only a single address for
communication with the ISP.
When NAT is on, the local clients are not separately visible to
the Internet – systems on the Internet (or a corporate LAN)
can only see the Magnia SG20. In some circumstances, such
as a corporate network, it may be desirable to have the
Magnia SG20 manage its own subnet of IP addresses, which
can then be visible to the external (public) network. This is
accomplished by turning NAT off.
When NAT is turned off, the Magnia SG20 becomes a router
that manages networking traffic between its public and