NAT policies
Use NAT46 policies for IPv6 environments where you want to expose certain services to the public IPv4 Internet. You will need to configure a virtual IP to permit the access.
Use NAT64 policies to perform network address translation (NAT) between an internal IPv6 network and an external IPv4 network.
The NAT46 Policy tab allows you to create, edit, delete, and clone NAT46 policies. The NAT64 Policy tab allows you to create, edit, delete, and clone NAT64 policies.
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On the Policy & Objects pane, from the Tools menu, select Display Options, and then select the NAT46 Policy and NAT64 Policy checkboxes to display these options. |
To create a NAT46 or NAT64 policy:
- Ensure you are in the correct ADOM.
- Go to Policy & Objects > Policy Packages.
- In the tree menu for the policy package, click NAT46 Policy or NAT64 Policy.
- Click Create New, or, from the Create New menu, select Insert Above or Insert Below. By default, policies will be added to the bottom of the list. The Create New Policy pane opens.
- Configure the following settings, then click OK to create the policy:
Incoming Interface
Click the field then select interfaces from the Object Selector frame, or drag and drop the address from the object pane.
Outgoing Interface
Select outgoing interfaces.
Source Address
Select source addresses.
Destination Address
Select destination addresses, address groups, virtual IPs, and virtual IP groups.
Service
Select services and service groups.
Schedule
Select schedules, one time or recurring, and schedule groups.
Action
Select an action for the policy to take: ACCEPT, or DENY.
Log Allowed Traffic
Select to log allowed traffic.
NAT
NAT is enabled by default for this policy type when the Action is ACCEPT.
Use Destination Interface Address is selected by default. Select Fixed Port if required.
Dynamic IP Pool
Select to use dynamic IP pools. Select Fixed Port if required, and the IP Pool Name from the available IP pool objects.
This option is only available for NAT64 policies.
Traffic Shaping
Select traffic shapers.
This option is available if the Action is ACCEPT.
Reverse Traffic Shaping
Select traffic shapers.
This option is available if at least one forward traffic shaper is selected.
Per-IP Traffic Shaping
Select per IP traffic shapers.
This option is available if the Action is ACCEPT.
Description
Add a description of the policy, such as its purpose, or the changes that have been made to it.
Advanced Options
ippool
Enable IP pools. This option is only available for NAT46 policies.
permit-any-host
Enable to accept UDP packets from any host.
poolname
Select a firewall IP pool from the dropdown list (default = None). This option is only available for NAT46 policies.
tcp-mss-receiver
Enter a value for the receiver’s TCP MSS.
tcp-mss-sender
Enter a value for the sender’s TCP MSS.