300-820 · Question #10
An Expressway-E is configured using a single NIC with NAT. How must the Expressway-C traversal client zone be configured to connect to the Expressway- E?
The correct answer is C. The peer address must be the Expressway-E NAT address. When Expressway-E uses a single NIC with NAT, the Expressway-C traversal client zone must reference the external NAT IP address so it can reach the Expressway-E through the firewall.
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An Expressway-E is configured using a single NIC with NAT. How must the Expressway-C traversal client zone be configured to connect to the Expressway- E?
Options
- ATLS verify must be enabled.
- BThe zone profile must be set to default.
- CThe peer address must be the Expressway-E NAT address.
- DThe peer address must be the Expressway-E LAN 1 IP address.
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A3% (1)
- B6% (2)
- C81% (25)
- D10% (3)
Why each option
When Expressway-E uses a single NIC with NAT, the Expressway-C traversal client zone must reference the external NAT IP address so it can reach the Expressway-E through the firewall.
TLS verify mode is a security setting for certificate validation and is not the specific configuration needed to resolve connectivity when NAT is in use.
The zone profile setting defines protocol behavior defaults and does not address the routing issue caused by a NAT address mismatch.
With a single NIC and NAT configured on Expressway-E, the internal LAN IP is not directly reachable from Expressway-C across the DMZ or firewall boundary. The Expressway-C must use the NAT (external) IP address as the peer address so that traffic is correctly routed to the Expressway-E's public-facing interface.
Using the LAN 1 (internal) IP address would fail because that private address is not routable from the Expressway-C when NAT separates the two devices.
Concept tested: Expressway traversal zone peer address with single NIC NAT
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/expressway/config_guide/X12-5/exwy_b_cisco-expressway-basic-configuration/exwy_b_cisco-expressway-basic-configuration_chapter_0110.html
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