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Network Address Translation NAT

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9.2 Network Address Translation (NAT) Network address translations solve the problem of sharing a single IP address with multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a valid Internet IP address to connect to the Internet, but Internet service providers only provide a few IP addresses to each user. Therefore it is necessary to use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address with multiple computers on a local network, so that everyone can get connected to the Internet. Please follow these instructions to set NAT parameters: 9.2.1 Basic NAT Settings (Enable or disable NAT function) Please click 'NAT' menu on the left of the web management interface, and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 1 2 To enable NAT function, please select 'Enable' for 'Enable NAT module function' (1); to disable, please select 'Disable'. After you made the selection, please click 'Apply' button (2) and the following message will be displayed on your web browser: 105

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9.2 Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network address translations solve the problem of sharing a single IP address
with multiple computers. Without NAT, all computers must be assigned with a
valid Internet IP address to connect to the Internet, but Internet service
providers only provide a few IP addresses to each user. Therefore it is
necessary to use NAT technology to share a single Internet IP address with
multiple computers on a local network, so that everyone can get connected to
the Internet.
Please follow these instructions to set NAT parameters:
9.2.1 Basic NAT Settings (Enable or disable NAT function)
Please click ‘NAT’ menu on the left of the web management interface, and the
following message will be displayed on your web browser:
To enable NAT function, please select ‘Enable’ for ‘Enable NAT module
function’ (1); to disable, please select ‘Disable’.
After you made the selection, please click ‘Apply’ button (2) and the following
message will be displayed on your web browser:
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