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Wireless Controller
y o u r ISP h as as s ig n ed an IP ad d res s fo r each o f t h e co mp u t ers t h at y o u u s e,
s elect Clas s ic Ro u t in g .
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NA T is a t ech n iq u e wh ich allo ws s ev eral co mp u t ers o n a LA N t o s h are an
In t ern et co n n ect io n . Th e co mp u t ers o n t h e LA N u s e a " p riv at e" IP ad d res s
ran g e wh ile t h e Op t io n p o rt o n t h e co n t ro ller is co n fig u red wit h a s in g le
" p u b lic" IP ad d ress. A lo n g wit h co n nect ion s haring , NA T als o h id es in t ern al IP
ad d res ses fro m t h e co mp u t ers o n t h e In tern et . NA T is req u ired if y o u r ISP h as
as s ig ned o n ly o ne IP ad d ress t o y ou . Th e co mp u t ers t h at co n n ect t h ro u g h t h e
co n t ro ller will n eed t o b e as s ig n ed IP ad d res s es fro m a p riv at e s u b n et .
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Tra nsp a rent ro ut i ng b et ween t h e LA N an d Op t io n d o es n o t p erfo rm NA T.
Bro ad cas t an d mu lt icast p ackets t h at arriv e o n t h e LA N in t erface are s wit ch ed
t o t h e Op t io n an d v ice v ers a, if t h ey d o n o t g et filt ered b y firewall o r VPN
p o licies . To main t ain t h e LA N an d Op t io n in t h e s ame b ro adcast d o main s elect
Tran s p aren t mo d e, wh ich allo ws b rid g in g o f t raffic fro m LA N t o Op t io n an d
v ice v ers a, excep t fo r co n t ro ller -t ermin at ed t raffic an d o t h er man ag emen t
t raffic . A ll DW C feat u res are s up port ed in t ran sparen t mo d e as sumin g t h e LAN
an d Op t io n are co n fig u red t o b e in t h e s ame b ro ad cas t d o main .
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NA T ro u t in g h as a feat u re called "NA T Hair-p in n in g " t h at allo ws in t ern al
n et wo rk u s ers o n t h e LA N an d DM Z t o acces s in t ern al s erv ers (eg . an
in t ern al FTP s erv er) u s in g t h eir ext ern ally -kn o wn d o main n ame. Th is is
als o referred t o as "NA T lo o p b ack" s in ce LA N g en erat ed t raffi c is
red irect ed t h ro u g h t h e firewall t o reach LA N s erv ers b y t h eir ext ern al
n ame.
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