Planet Technology ADW-4100 Network Router User Manual


 
System Configuration
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Figure 4-19: NAT Session Name Configuration
Ÿ Session Name
This field allows the user to enter his/her own session Name to distinguish dif-
ferent NAT session for different interfaces among different PPP sessions and
different PVCs.
Ÿ Interface
This field allows the user to choose specific WAN Interface (PVC or PPP Ses-
sion) for NAT Session.
NAT Session Name Status displays at the bottom of this page to show all the
NAT Session Names with its WAN Interface.
Number of NAT Configurations displays the total number of NAT Sessions
Name is entered.
Click the Go back to NAT Configuration link to the NAT configuration page. Select
the NAT option. Select the Session Name and assign the PC IP address, and
choose the Add action. Click the Submit button and go to the Save Settings to save
this configuration.
Virtual Servers
Virtual server feature allows users to make Servers on your LAN accessible to
Internet users. Normally, Internet users would not be able to access a server on
your LAN because of native NAT protection.
The "Virtual Server" feature solves these problems and allows Internet users to
connect to your servers.
For Internet users to access all virtual Servers on LAN side, they have to
connect to WAN port IP on ADW-4100 allocated by ISP.
To provide server-based service, WAN IP address should be static, rather than
dynamic, to make it easier for Internet users to connect to your Servers.
However, DDNS (Dynamic DNS) service allows users to connect to your Virtual
Servers using a URL, instead of an IP Address.
You can set up public services on your network by configuring the values in the
Virtual Server Configuration page. You may assign certain IP addresses as the
destination of the network information. When users from the Internet make certain