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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>HI All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a customer location that has just been a nightmare to implement. I am just learning that they “may” have multiple NAT routers in sequence at their location. I think I fully understand what NAT is trying to accomplish. There seem to be different levels and approaches. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The most basic NAT setup (to me) is a HOME LAN with multiple PCs where NAT allows multiple devices to share a single routable IP address on the WAN side from multiple local devices the LAN side. Note I said OUTBOUND initiated connections. Even FTP can have trouble with this level. Almost all inbound traffic is blocked for security.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clearly for FS we need the switch to be able to punch through from the WAN to specific local IPs on the LAN to reach specific phones. This is INBOUND NAT and brings up many security issues for people. Even on devices where you get this “working” you may only be able to support one line per phone or a single inbound connection at a time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I understand NAT has PMP and UPnP protocols and FS “supports” both. What I can’t find is where someone says “Here is a great setup that works with cheap, available “commodity” hardware from Cisco/Linksys that supports all the NAT you need for FS.” I don’t care if it is PMP or UPnP and I might not even care why you pick one over the other, although it is probably a “good read”.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can someone just stand up say “FS works GREAT with the XYZ router in ABC mode from MY COMPANY using NAT to Cisco phones”?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have seen some articles about Freeware/Shareware firmware in this devices, but as a novice I want to limit the unknowns until I get more up to speed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My specific issue now is that I cannot get SCA to work at the NAT location. I issued: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>sofia_contact 220@mydomain.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>sofia/external/sip:200@<ip address>:44234,sofia/external/sip:200@<same ip>:1024<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Only one phone rings on inbound and the line indicator light does not change when either is picked up. Same configuration is working on our LAN with the switch.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am absolutely ready to by a router to fix these issues, I don’t want to lose this customer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your thoughts,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sean<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>