docs/en-US/enable-disable-static-nat.xml

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<section id="enable-disable-static-nat">
	<title>Enabling or Disabling Static NAT</title>
	<para>If port forwarding rules are already in effect for an IP address, you cannot enable static NAT to that IP.</para>
	<para>If a guest VM is part of more than one network, static NAT rules will function only if they are defined on the default network.</para>
	<orderedlist>
		<listitem><para>Log in to the CloudPlatform UI as an administrator or end user. </para></listitem>
		<listitem><para>In the left navigation, choose Network.</para></listitem>
		<listitem><para>Click the name of the network where you want to work with.</para></listitem>
		<listitem><para>Click View IP Addresses.</para></listitem>
		<listitem><para>Click the IP address you want to work with.</para>
		</listitem>
		<listitem><para>Click the Static NAT button.<inlinemediaobject>
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				<imagedata fileref="./images/release-ip-icon.png" />
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			<textobject><phrase>ReleaseIPButton.png: button to release an IP</phrase></textobject>
		</inlinemediaobject>The button toggles between Enable and Disable, depending on whether static NAT is currently enabled for the IP address.</para></listitem>
		<listitem><para>If you are enabling static NAT, a dialog appears where you can choose the destination VM and click Apply</para></listitem>		
	</orderedlist>
</section>