# Overview

If servers in your data center need to access the Internet or to provide services accessible from the Internet, NAT Gateway provides you with high-quality network services. You need to first create a Direct Connect or VPN connection to connect your servers in an on-premises data center to the cloud, and then create NAT gateways and configure SNAT rules to communicate over the Internet. Figure 1 illustrates the process.

Figure 1 Flowchart
Parent topic: Using SNAT and DNAT Rules to Allow On-premises Servers to Communicate Over the Internet