{"id":133858,"date":"2021-03-18T19:42:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T23:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=133858"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:49:44","slug":"nat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/security\/network\/nat\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Address Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\" bu-callout alignright\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"tw icon-mapmarker\"><\/span> Quick Start<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Available to:<\/strong> Departments, IT Professionals<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>No charge<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See <a href=\"#GettingStarted\">Getting Started<\/a>, below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\">Network Address Translation (NAT) allow systems with BU private IP addresses (such as IPs in the 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255 range, sometimes referred to as 10-net) to access Internet resources for necessary business functions<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW110850691 BCX4\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\"> <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\">S<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\">ystems typically assigned BU private IP addresses may include specialized workstations, some servers, scientific instruments, or other Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This NAT service is only for BU private IP addresses requiring access to external IP addresses.<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW110850691 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW110850691 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Benefits<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\">By implementing NAT, you can enjoy the benefits of <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\">BU <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\">private IP addresses for systems while still being able to access <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\">necessary<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\"> <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW135028859 BCX4\">Internet resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW135028859 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Key Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enables systems with BU <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">private<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">IP addresses<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">access Internet resources.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to Expect<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXW190826262 BCX4\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190826262 BCX4\">This service <\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXW190826262 BCX4\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190826262 BCX4\">normally will be available 24 by 7 except for standard change windows, as described in <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW190826262 BCX4\" href=\"http:\/\/www-staging.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/service\/change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW190826262 BCX4\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190826262 BCX4\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">IS&amp;T\u2019s standard policies, procedures, and schedules for making changes<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\" class=\"TextRun SCXW190826262 BCX4\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW190826262 BCX4\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW190826262 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">On-campus source address with BU private IP address (10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Off-campus destination address<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"GettingStarted\"><\/a>Getting Started<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"18\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To learn more about this service, please contact your local IT support group or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/contact\/\">IT Help Center<\/a>. Individuals in IT Partner or IS&amp;T teams can<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bu.service-now.com\/sp?id=sc_cat_item&amp;sys_id=6e428562dbbea810e1c20ef2e2961966\">submit a request<\/a> on your behalf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAT allows systems with BU private IP addresses to access Internet resources for necessary business functions.\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":872,"featured_media":0,"parent":87827,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"service.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133858"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/872"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133858"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161219,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133858\/revisions\/161219"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}