Enable IP Masquerading for a vApp Network

You can configure certain vApp networks to provide IP masquerade services. Enable IP masquerading on a vApp network to hide the internal IP addresses of virtual machines from the organization virtual datacenter network.

About this task

When you enable IP masquerade, vCloud Director translates a virtual machine's private, internal IP address to a public IP address for outbound traffic.

Prerequisites

Verify that a routed vApp network exists.

Procedure

1. Click the My Cloud tab and click vApps in the left pane.
2. Right-click a vApp and select Open.
3. On the Networking tab, select Show networking details.
4. Right-click the vApp network and select Configure Services.
5. Click the NAT tab and select Port Forwarding.
6. Select Enable IP Masquerade and click OK.
7. Click Apply.