D-Link DSR-500N User Manual

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Section 5 - Connect to the Internet
Routing Mode
Routing between the LAN and WAN will impact the way this router 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 Mode
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 router 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 router will need to be assigned IP addresses from a private subnet.
1. Click Network > Internet > Routing Mode.
2. Complete the elds from the table below and click Save.

D-Link DSR-500N Specifications

General

Brand	D-Link
Model	DSR-500N
Category	Network Router
Language	English