Athena NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall)

Athena NGFW (previously known as Network Secure) provides comprehensive protection for every network perimeter, ensuring the safety of your valuable assets, data, and users from emerging threats.
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Athena NGFW (Next-Generation Firewall) {{ breadTitle }} User Manual Policies Network Address Translation DNS-Mapping Configuration Example
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Configuration Example

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An enterprise has the following topology. A web server in the network segment of 172.16.1.100 exists in the LAN. The enterprise has applied for the domain name www.xxx.com which is bound to the IP address 1.2.1.1.

If you want the LAN user 192.168.1.0/24 to access the server in the network segment of 172.16.1.100 by entering www.xxx.com, you can use DNS mapping to allow LAN users to access the web server by entering the domain name.

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Step 1.Navigate to Policies > NAT > DNS-Mapping and click Add.

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Step 2.In the Add DNS Mapping dialog box, set the Domain Name, Public IP, and Internal IP parameters. In this example, specify these parameters based on the following figure.

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Step 3.Click OK. Then the configuration is complete. At this time, LAN users can directly access 172.16.1.100 by entering www.xxx.com.