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title: "Configure NAT"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforOCI/1557364923/Configure%20NAT"
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If you will be using public IP addressing to join this member to the Grid, the following steps describe how to enable NAT for the member. You will also need to configure NAT and potentially NAT groups for the Grid Master if you have not set this up before. Refer to NIOS documentation at [https://docs.infoblox.com](https://docs.infoblox.com) for further information on configuring NAT and NAT Groups.

1. If you will be using public IP addressing to join this member to the Grid, select the member.

2. Open the action menu for the member and select **Edit**.

![image-20250526-100130.png](media://acec3218-096d-4c81-8911-9562917e31ea)

3. In the Grid Member Properties Editor, click **Toggle Advanced Mode**.

4. Click **Network**.

![image-20250526-100141.png](media://bb05f88a-41cc-425a-988c-664f71b2ddf4)


5. On the Network page, click on **Advanced**.

6. Scroll down and select the checkbox for **Enable NAT Compatibility**.

7. Enter the public IP address for LAN1 of your vNIOS for OCI instance.

*Note: NAT Groups are not covered in this guide. For information on configuring NAT groups, refer to NIOS documentation at **[https://docs.infoblox.com](https://docs.infoblox.com)*.

8. Click **Save & Close**.

![image-20250526-100207.png](media://4e98a800-046c-4c04-a746-a1f82b6e7662)

9. Click **Yes** in the Warning dialog.

![image-20250526-100227.png](media://a0082e83-79c3-422e-954d-7e7d3400f56f)