Related Documentation
- J Series
- Understanding Source NAT
- Source NAT Configuration Overview
- Understanding Source NAT Pools Without PAT
- SRX Series
- Understanding Source NAT
- Source NAT Configuration Overview
- Understanding Source NAT Pools Without PAT
- Additional Information
- Junos OS Feature Support Reference for SRX Series and J Series Devices

Example: Configuring Source NAT for Multiple Addresses without PAT
This example describes how to configure a source NAT mapping of a private address block to a smaller public address block without port address translation.
![]() | Note: Port address translation is enabled by default for source NAT pools. When port address translation is disabled, the number of translations that the source NAT pool can concurrently support is limited to the number of addresses in the pool. Packets are dropped if there are no addresses available in the source NAT pool. You can optionally specify an overflow pool from which IP addresses and port numbers are allocated when there are no addresses available in the original source NAT pool. |
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, the source IP address in packets sent from the trust zone to the untrust zone is mapped to a smaller block of public addresses in the range from 1.1.1.1/32 through 1.1.1.24/32.
Figure 1: Source NAT Multiple Addresses without PAT

This example describes the following configurations:
- Source NAT pool src-nat-pool-1 that contains the IP address range 1.1.1.1/32 through 1.1.1.24/32. The port no-translation option is specified for the pool.
- Source NAT rule set rs1 to match all packets from the trust zone to the untrust zone. For matching packets, the source IP address is translated to an IP address in the src-nat-pool-1 pool.
- Proxy ARP for the addresses 1.1.1.1/32 through 1.1.1.24/32 on interface ge-0/0/0.0. This allows the Juniper Networks security device to respond to ARP requests received on the interface for those addresses.
- 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 mapping from a private address block to a smaller public address block without PAT:
- Create a source NAT pool.[edit security nat source]user@host# set pool src-nat-pool-1 address 1.1.1.1 to 1.1.1.24
- Specify the port no-translation option.[edit security nat source]user@host# set pool src-nat-pool-1 port no-translation
- 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 an address in the pool.[edit security nat source]user@host# set rule-set rs1 rule r1 match source-address 0.0.0.0/0user@host# set rule-set rs1 rule r1 match destination-address 0.0.0.0/0user@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 1.1.1.1 to 1.1.1.24
- 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
- Understanding Source NAT Pools Without PAT
- SRX Series
- Understanding Source NAT
- Source NAT Configuration Overview
- Understanding Source NAT Pools Without PAT
- Additional Information
- Junos OS Feature Support Reference for SRX Series and J Series Devices



