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LAN/Subnet Configuration 3-11
• Rev. NAT (Reverse NAT) (inbound) / NAT (outbound)—To enable NAT or reverse NAT for a firewall rule, enter this
value.
For Inbound, click the Rev. NAT field and a new window will pop up to enter the IP address and translation port for the
reverse NAT host.
For the Outbound direction, select the WAN (WAN1, WAN2, and so on) from the NAT field menu that is associated with
the appropriate NAT definition. (See Configuring Network Address Translation (NAT)).
• Action—Choose Allow or Deny from the pull-down menu in this field to determine whether the firewall rule is to
allow or deny the specified rule.
Virtual LAN (VLAN) Configuration
A Virtual Local Area Network or VLAN is a switched network that has been segmented by function or application rather than
the traditional LAN segmentation, which is based on physical location. VLANs allow a greater level of flexibility than a
standard LAN, and enable changes to be made to the network infrastructure without physically disconnecting network
equipment. The WS 2000 Wireless Switch supports assigning one VLAN ID to each of the configured subnets.
To configure one or more VLAN, select Network Configuration --> VLAN from the navigation menu on the left. The VLAN
Configuration screen will appear.
The upper part of the screen is use to set up the type of VLAN that will be used.
1. Use the pull-down menu to select a VLAN Type for this switch. The two options are User Based and Port Based.
User-based VLANs, also known as MAC-based VLANs, partition traffic based on the MAC addresses of their users.
The switch inspects frames and partitions information based on the VLAN associated with the MAC address. The
advantage of this scheme is that it allows a user to move from one physical location to another and still be a member