load-balancer-nat-gateway.md

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Create NAT gateway

In this section, you create a NAT gateway for outbound internet access for resources in the virtual network. For other options for outbound rules, check out Network Address Translation (SNAT) for outbound connections

1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter NAT gateway. Select NAT gateways in the search results.

2. Select + Create.

3. In the Basics tab of Create network address translation (NAT) gateway enter or select the following information:

   Setting	Value
   Project details
   Subscription	Select your subscription.
   Resource group	Select Create a new resource group. Enter load-balancer-rg in Name. Select OK.
   Instance details
   NAT gateway name	Enter lb-nat-gateway.
   Region	Select East US.
   SKU	Select Standard.
   Availability zone	Select None.
   TCP idle timeout (minutes)	Enter 15.

4. Select the Outbound IP tab or select the Next button at the bottom of the page.

5. Select Add public IP addresses or prefixes.

6. On the Manage public IP addresses and prefixes page, select Create a public IP address and enter nat-gw-public-ip in Name.

7. Select OK and Save.

8. Select the blue Review + create button at the bottom of the page, or select the Review + create tab.

9. Select Create.