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SIP NAT configuration example: source address translation (source NAT)

SIP NAT configuration example: source address translation (source NAT)

This configuration example shows how to configure the FortiGate unit to support the source address translation scenario shownbelow. The FortiGate unit requires two security policies that accept SIP packets. One to allow SIP Phone A to start a session with SIP Phone B and one to allow SIP Phone B to start a session with SIP Phone A. Both of these policies must include source NAT. In this example the networks are not hidden from each other so destination NAT is not required.

 

SIP source NAT configuration

 

 

General configuration steps

The following general configuration steps are required for this SIP configuration. This example uses the default VoIP profile. The example also includes security policies that specifically allow SIP sessions using UDP port 5060 from Phone A to Phone B and from Phone B to Phone A. In most cases you would have more than two phones so would use more general security policies. Also, you can set the firewall service to ANY to allow traffic other than SIP on UDP port 5060.

1. Add firewall addresses for Phone A and Phone B.

2. Add a security policy that accepts SIP sessions initiated by Phone A and includes the default VoIP profile.

3. Add a security policy that accepts SIP sessions initiated by Phone B and includes the default VoIP profile.

 

Configuration steps – web-based manager

To add firewall addresses for the SIP phones

1. Go to Policy & Objects > Addresses.

2. Add the following addresses for Phone A and Phone B:

Category                                     Address

Name                                          Phone_A

Type                                            IP/Netmask

Subnet / IP Range                     10.31.101.20/255.255.255.255

Interface                                     Internal

Category                                     Address

Name                                          Phone_B

Type                                            IP/Netmask

Subnet / IP Range                     172.20.120.30/255.255.255.255

Interface                                     wan1

 

To add security policies to apply the SIP ALG to SIP sessions

1. Go to Policy & Objects > Policy > IPv4.

2. Add a security policy to allow Phone A to send SIP request messages to Phone B:

Incoming Interface                   internal

Outgoing Interface                   wan1

Source                                        Phone_A

Destination Address                 Phone_B

Schedule                                    always

Service                                       SIP

Action                                         ACCEPT

3. Turn on NAT and select Use Outgoing Interface Address.

4. Turn on VoIP and select the default VoIP profile.

5. Select OK.

6. Add a security policy to allow Phone B to send SIP request messages to Phone A:

Incoming Interface                   wan1

Outgoing Interface                   internal

Source                                        Phone_B

Destination Address                 Phone_A

Schedule                                    always

Service                                       SIP

Action                                         ACCEPT

7. Turn on NAT and select Use Outgoing Interface Address.

8. Turn on VoIP and select the default VoIP profile.

9. Select OK.

 

Configuration steps – CLI

To add firewall addresses for Phone A and Phone B and security policies to apply the SIP ALG to SIP sessions

1. Enter the following command to add firewall addresses for Phone A and Phone B.

config firewall address edit Phone_A

set associated interface internal set type ipmask

set subnet 10.31.101.20 255.255.255.255 next

edit Phone_B

set associated interface wan1 set type ipmask

set subnet 172.20.120.30 255.255.255.255 end

2. Enter the following command to add security policies to allow Phone A to send SIP request messages to Phone B

and Phone B to send SIP request messages to Phone A.

config firewall policy edit 0

set srcintf internal set dstintf wan1

set srcaddr Phone_A set dstaddr Phone_B set action accept set schedule always set service SIP

set nat enable

set utm-status enable

set voip-profile default next

edit 0

set srcintf wan1

set dstintf internal set srcaddr Phone_B set dstaddr Phone_A set action accept

set schedule always set service SIP

set nat enable

set utm-status enable

set voip-profile default end


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