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DeepKuma2
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Central NAT feature


Hi,

I am confused about use of Central NAT. Please can you explain with a real life example.

 

Regards,

Deepak Kumar

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ocarper_FTNT
Staff
Staff

Hi Deepak, 

There are two ways of configuring source/destination NAT: firewall policy NAT and central NAT, but both produce the same results.

An example would be a small branch office, where you have fewer firewall policies. In this case, you can use firewall policy NAT:

In the case of a managed service provider, central NAT can be used to do SNAT and DNAT for a virtual domain containing a large number of firewall policies. You only have to configure central SNAT and DNAT rules once, and they can be applied to multiple firewall policies.

Regards,

Octavio

DeepKuma2

Thanks for clarifying the doubt. 

Regards,

Deepak Kumar

Deepak Kumar First Option General Trading LLC Dubai
Deepak Kumar First Option General Trading LLC Dubai