How to apply firewall mode that shares ACL NAT?

The correct answer is A. Router mode. Routed mode (Router mode) is the correct answer. In routed mode, the firewall operates as a Layer 3 device (a routed hop in the network), and it fully supports both ACLs and NAT. Transparent mode makes the firewall act as a Layer 2 bridge (a 'bump in the wire') - it does not…

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ARouter mode
BTransparent

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Routed mode (Router mode) is the correct answer. In routed mode, the firewall operates as a Layer 3 device (a routed hop in the network), and it fully supports both ACLs and NAT. Transparent mode makes the firewall act as a Layer 2 bridge (a 'bump in the wire') - it does not have IP addresses on its interfaces and has very limited or no support for NAT, making it unsuitable when NAT and ACLs must be shared on the same firewall interface.

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