In routing mode, Deep Edge is visible on the network and acts as a layer 3 routing device with traffic stream scanning capabilities. Deploying in routing mode requires configuring two network interfaces: one for internal use and one for external use. All the interfaces are on different subnets, enabling you to have a single IP address available to the public Internet. Deep Edge can perform network address translation before it sends and receives packets to the destination network and works as a router.

Deep Edge also provides Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) functionality to support dialing to the ISP through asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL). See the following figure for the typical deployment. Deep Edge in Routing Mode illustrates Deep Edge in routing mode:

Configure routing mode when Deep Edge operates as a gateway between private and public networks. In this configuration, you must create NAT mode firewall policies to control traffic flowing between the internal, private network and the external, public network, usually the Internet.