Software Secure Firewall Threat Defense
Platform Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual
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Interfaces and Device Settings Network Address Translation NAT Basics Auto NAT and Manual NAT

Last updated: Jul 29, 2025

Auto NAT and Manual NAT

You can implement address translation in two ways: auto NAT and manual NAT.

We recommend using auto NAT unless you need the extra features that manual NAT provides. It is easier to configure auto NAT, and it might be more reliable for applications such as Voice over IP (VoIP). (For VoIP, you might see a failure in the translation of indirect addresses that do not belong to either of the objects used in the rule.)