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Fortinet NSE 4 - FortiOS 7.6 Administrator NSE4_FGT_AD-7.6 · Domain 2: Firewall policies and authentication

Central SNAT table and when to use it

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

FortiGate offers two ways to define source NAT. The default is per-policy NAT, where you tick NAT on each firewall policy and choose the outgoing interface address or an IP pool. The alternative is central SNAT, which moves all source-NAT decisions out of the individual policies and into one dedicated, ordered table. Knowing why and when to switch is the exam's focus.

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