Related Documentation
- J Series
- Understanding Source NAT
- Source NAT Configuration Overview
- SRX Series
- Understanding Source NAT
- Source NAT Configuration Overview
- Additional Information
- Junos OS Feature Support Reference for SRX Series and J Series Devices

Example: Configuring Source NAT for Single Address Translation
This example describes how to configure a source NAT mapping of a single private address to a public address.
Requirements
Before you begin:
- Configure network interfaces on the device. See the Junos OS Interfaces Configuration Guide for Security Devices
. - Create security zones and assign interfaces to them. See Understanding Security Zones.
Overview
This example uses the trust security zone for the private address space and the untrust security zone for the public address space. In Figure 1, a device with the private address 192.168.1.200 in the trust zone accesses a public network. For packets sent by the device to a destination address in the untrust zone, the Juniper Networks security device translates the source IP address to the public IP address 1.1.1.200/32.
Figure 1: Source NAT Single Address Translation

This example describes the following configurations:
- Source NAT pool src-nat-pool-1 that contains the IP address 1.1.1.200/32.
- Source NAT rule set rs1 with rule r1 to match packets from the trust zone to the untrust zone with the source IP address 192.168.1.200/32. For matching packets, the source address is translated to the IP address in src-nat-pool-1 pool.
- Proxy ARP for the address 1.1.1.200 on interface ge-0/0/0.0. This allows the Juniper Networks security device to respond to ARP requests received on the interface for that address.
- Security policies to permit traffic from the trust zone to the untrust zone.
Configuration
CLI Quick Configuration
To quickly configure this example, copy the following commands, paste them into a text file, remove any line breaks, change any details necessary to match your network configuration, and then copy and paste the commands into the CLI at the [edit] hierarchy level.
Step-by-Step Procedure
The following example requires you to navigate throughout various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For instructions on how to do that, see Using the CLI Editor in Configuration Mode.
To configure a source NAT translation for a single IP address:
- Create a source NAT pool.[edit security nat source]user@host# set pool src-nat-pool-1 address 1.1.1.200/32
- Create a source NAT rule set.[edit security nat source]user@host# set rule-set rs1 from zone trustuser@host# set rule-set rs1 to zone untrust
- Configure a rule that matches packets and translates the
source address to the address in the pool.[edit security nat source]user@host# set rule-set rs1 rule r1 match source-address 192.168.1.200/32user@host# set rule-set rs1 rule r1 then source-nat pool src-nat-pool-1
- Configure proxy ARP. [edit security nat]user@host# set proxy-arp interface ge-0/0/0.0 address 1.1.1.200
- Configure a security policy that allows traffic from the
trust zone to the untrust zone.[edit security policies from-zone trust to-zone untrust]user@host# set policy internet-access match source-address any destination-address any application anyuser@host# set policy internet-access then permit
Results
From configuration mode, confirm your configuration by entering the show security nat and show security policies commands. If the output does not display the intended configuration, repeat the configuration instructions in this example to correct it.
If you are done configuring the device, enter commit from configuration mode.
Verification
To confirm that the configuration is working properly, perform these tasks:
Verifying Source NAT Pool Usage
Purpose
Verify that there is traffic using IP addresses from the source NAT pool.
Action
From operational mode, enter the show security nat source pool all command. View the Translation hits field to check for traffic using IP addresses from the pool.
Verifying Source NAT Rule Usage
Purpose
Verify that there is traffic matching the source NAT rule.
Action
From operational mode, enter the show security nat source rule all command. View the Translation hits field to check for traffic that matches the rule.
Verifying NAT Application to Traffic
Purpose
Verify that NAT is being applied to the specified traffic.
Action
From operational mode, enter the show security flow session command.
Related Documentation
- J Series
- Understanding Source NAT
- Source NAT Configuration Overview
- SRX Series
- Understanding Source NAT
- Source NAT Configuration Overview
- Additional Information
- Junos OS Feature Support Reference for SRX Series and J Series Devices


