What Is NAT?
Network Address Translation — a process that maps private internal IP addresses to a public IP address, allowing multiple devices to share one internet-facing address.
NAT across 3 exams
NAT appears on the following exams. Each defines it in the context candidates are tested on:
- CCST Networking
- Network Address Translation — a process that maps private internal IP addresses to a public IP address, allowing multiple devices to share one internet-facing address.
- Network+
- Network Address Translation; translates private internal IP addresses to a public IP address so internal devices can communicate on the internet.
- A+
- Network Address Translation — a technique that maps multiple private IP addresses to one or more public IP addresses at a network boundary.