Selective filtering of data traffic from LAN to WAN (Outbound) or from WAN to LAN (Inbound)
Application: To block or allow a specific protocol going across the Peplink Balance device
Inbound Port Forwarding
Also known as Inbound Access for Peplink Balance, allows internal hosts such as web server and mail server etc., behind Peplink Balance to be accessed from the Internet.
Application: To allow servers to be accessed from the Internet for the specific protocol, e.g. HTTP, FTP, etc.
NAT Mappings
Also known as 1-to-1 NAT, allows internal hosts such as web server and mail server etc., behind Peplink Balance to communicate to the Internet via all protocolsIt also specifies the WAN IP address for outgoing traffic from a host behind Peplink Balance.
Application: To allow servers to be accessed from the Internet for All protocolsTo specify a WAN public IP address for outgoing traffic from a LAN host, such as a mail server