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NAT (Network Address Translation)

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5 Advanced Features and System Tools Advanced Settings Advanced settings include NAT (Network Address Translation), firewall monitoring and logging, DHCP, and access control (client privileges). 3com recommends that you keep the default values for the NAT, firewall monitoring and logging, and DHCP settings. NAT (Network Address Translation) The NAT feature allows you to access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP. Selecting NAT from the Advanced Settings portion of the Options menu in the Setup screen displays the Advanced Settings | NAT screen (Figure 16). By selecting YES (default), all the computers on your home network can share one IP address. If you select NO, your gateway will not be able to automatically connect to the network and the Internet, requiring you to manually enter additional IP addresses. If NAT is turned off, you should have a NAT server on your network. Figure 16 Advanced Settings | NAT Screen 30

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Advanced Features and System Tools
Advanced Settings
Advanced settings include NAT (Network Address Translation), firewall
monitoring and logging, DHCP, and access control (client privileges). 3com
recommends that you keep the default values for the NAT, firewall monitoring
and logging, and DHCP settings.
NAT (Network Address Translation)
The NAT feature allows you to access the Internet from any computer on your
home network without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.
Selecting
NAT
from the
Advanced Settings
portion of the Options menu in the
Setup
screen displays the
Advanced Settings | NAT
screen (Figure 16).
By selecting
YES
(default), all the computers on your home network can share
one IP address.
If you select
NO
, your gateway will not be able to automatically connect to the
network and the Internet, requiring you to manually enter additional IP
addresses. If NAT is turned off, you should have a NAT server on your network.
Figure 16
Advanced Settings | NAT
Screen