D-Link DWC-1000 [145/368] Routing

D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual 145

Section 5 - Advanced Network Conguration

Routing

RoutingbetweentheLANandWANwillimpactthewaythiscontrollerhandlestracthatisreceivedonanyof

itsphysicalinterfaces.Theroutingmodeofthegatewayiscoretothebehaviorofthetracowbetweenthe

secure LAN and the internet.

NAT or Classical

Field Description

Routing Settings Select NAT or Classical.

NAT with WAN1 Toggle to ON to use NAT with WAN1 or OFF for classical.

NAT with WAN2 Toggle to ON to use NAT with WAN2 or OFF for classical.

Save Click to save and activate your settings.

Path:Network>Internet>Routing

Withclassicalrouting,devicesontheLANcanbedirectlyaccessedfromtheinternetwiththeirpublicIPaddresses

(assumingappropriaterewallsettingsarecongured).IfyourISPhasassignedanIPaddressforeachofthe

computers/devices that you use, select Classical.

NAT is a technique which allows several computers and devices on your local network to share an Internet

connection.ThecomputersontheLANusea“private”IPaddressrangewhiletheWANportonthecontrolleris

conguredwithasingle“public”IPaddress.Alongwithconnectionsharing,NATalsohidesinternalIPaddresses

fromthecomputersontheInternet.NATisrequiredifyourISPhasassignedonlyoneIPaddresstoyou.The

computers/devicesthatconnectthroughthecontrollerwillneedtobeassignedIPaddressesfromaprivate

subnet.

1. Click Network > Internet > Routing.

2. Complete the elds from the table below and click Save.