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Managing NAT Gateways

To manage a NAT gateway, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Networking > NAT Gateways. Manage NAT gateway
  2. Click gateway from the list.

The gateway details are displayed under the following categories:

Overview​

Navigate to the Overview tab to view the following details:

  • Configuration and Availability
  • Internal Information

To power off the virtual router, click the Powered On button. The Stop Virtual Router window appears that lets you stop the virtual router. To power on a virtual router, click the Powered Off button.

Instances​

This section lists all the instances that are a part of this Virtual Firewall.

IPv4 Addresses​

Each virtual gateway comes with a default IPv4 address that belongs to the Virtual Gateway governing the network. The default (source - NAT) IPv4 address can be used to access the Virtual Gateway publicly or via Remote Access (RA) VPN. Manage NAT gateway

Adding Public IPv4 Addresses​

You can add additional public IPv4 addresses to configure firewall rules, port forwarding rules and source NATs.

  1. Click the Add Public IPv4 Address button.
  2. Select Monthly or Hourly option and then click the Confirm Purchase button.
  3. Verify the details and click Confirm to create complete adding a public IPv4 address.

Managing Firewall Rules​

  1. Click the Firewall Rules icon.Manage NAT gateway
  2. Enter the details as shown to create a new firewall rule.
    1. Select Traffic Rule from the drop-down list.
    2. Enter the Source CIDR.
    3. Select the Protocol from the drop-down list.
    4. Enter the Start Port.
    5. Enter the End Port.
    6. Click Add Rule.

Managing Port Forwarding Rules​

  1. Click the Port Forwarding Rule icon.Manage NAT gateway
  2. The following screen appears where you can view the already created port forwarding rules.
  3. To add a new rule, click on Add Rule.
  4. Enter the required details to add a rule.
  5. Click the Add Port Forwarding Rule button.

Changing Source NAT IPv4 Address​

  1. Click the Source NAT icon.Manage NAT gateway
  2. Click Okay.

Deleting IP Address​

  1. Click the Delete IP icon.Manage NAT gateway
  2. Select I confirm that I have removed everything from this IPv4 Address option and click the Delete Now button.Manage NAT gateway
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    This is an irreversible action.

Operations​

You can perform the following operations in the Operations section:

  • Restart NAT Gateway
  • Delete NAT Gateway Manage NAT gateway