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ALG rewording to reflect UI labels
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filippocarletti committed Nov 23, 2020
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This functionality requires |product| to have a public IP address on the red interface.


Application Level Gateway (ALG)
Application Layer Gateway (ALG)
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Application level gateway is a security component that augments a firewall or NAT employed in a computer network.
ALG is enabled by default on |product|, it supports many application protocols (like FTP, SIP and so on), allowing them to operate through NAT.
ALG inspects and rewrites specific network packets and automatically opens required ports.
Application layer gateways handle dynamic firewall rules for certain protocols.
Many ALGs are enabled by default on |product|, to allow some protocols (such as FTP, SIP, etc) to operate through NAT.
ALGs inspect and rewrite specific network packets and automatically open required ports.

**Enable SIP-ALG**

Some PBXs may not work properly with SIP-ALG and H.323-ALG, if you're experiencing audio and call problems with your PBX or your VoIP client try to disable them.
To disable the SIP-ALG and H.323-ALG modules untick the checkbox.
**Enable SIP-ALG and H.323-ALG**

Some PBXs may not work properly with SIP-ALG and H.323-ALG. In case of audio and call problems with your PBX or your VoIP client try to disable them.

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