Can I use 1:1 NAT on my WAN IP?
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No, you cannot use 1:1 NAT on your WAN IP. You must use Virtual IPs for 1:1 NAT mappings. If you try to add a 1:1 NAT Mapping to your WAN IP, the WebGUI will reject the change as invalid.
If you only have one WAN IP, and are trying to implement a Linksys (or other SOHO router) style "DMZ"1 port, you should instead forward only the ranges of ports you will need, and use appropriate firewall rules to protect access to these ports.
1: And I use that term very, very loosely. See the Wikipedia Definition of DMZ for more information.
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