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Configure an alternate IP addresses that a device can use to communicate with the SMS Server. You can manage a device when the IP address for the SMS network interface is not available to the device because the SMS is behind a network address translation (NAT) boundary or a network address translation protocol translation (NAT-PT) boundary. Typically, when the SMS discovers a TippingPoint device, the SMS communicates with the device via the IP address of the SMS. When the SMS is behind a NAT boundary, it can provide devices with an alternate IP address that the device can reach. An alternate IP address can be defined as part of a global NAT, per network NAT, or both.
For basic NAT configuration, you can choose to use only the global NAT option. Global NAT is an alternate IP address that is made available across multiple networks that managed devices can use to connect with the SMS.
When you use the per network NAT option, you may want to configure a global NAT address that can be used if the system is unable to match a device network.

Procedure

  1. Go to Admin → Server Properties, and then select the NAT tab.
  2. Click Edit under SMS NAT.
  3. Select Enable Global NAT.
    Global NAT is an alternate IP address that is made available across multiple networks that managed devices can use to connect with the SMS. If Global SMS NAT is enabled, the system uses the specified Global NAT Address as the SMS IP address. If the system cannot locate an SMS NAT address or a Global NAT address, it uses the configured IP address of the SMS network interface.
  4. Enter an IP address that the device should use to communicate with the SMS.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Apply.