Install Pfsense

Requirements

It is necessary to have two network cards:

• One with an Internet connection (External type)
• One connected to a local network (Internal type)

Download

• Go to Download pfSense Community Edition and select download.

Create Virtual Machine

• Extract the .gz file using 7-Zip.
• Create a new virtual machine.

• Select Gen 2.
• Allocate 1 GB of RAM.

• Select one network card (with Internet connection).
• Select the ISO file.

• Disable Secure Boot.
• Add a second network card.

Install pfSense

• Start the virtual machine and select ‘Install’.
• Assign the Internet Network Card (first network card) and then the internal card (second network card).
• Two network cards have been assigned.

• Install the Community Edition (CE) of pfSense.

• Continue with the installation and select a stable version of pfSense.
• The installation of pfSense is fast. Click ‘OK’ after the end of the installation.
• After restarting, configure the WAN and LAN interfaces.

• You can access the pfSense interface using the IP address of hn1.

First Configuration

• Connect to the website via hn1 using a browser.
• Log in (default credentials: admin / pfsense).
• Change the admin password.
• In the general configuration, set the DNS to use the AD server and select the Paris time zone.
• Temporarily authorize all traffic.

Disable DHCP Server

• Navigate to Services, select DHCP Server, and disable the DHCP server.
• Save the changes.