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PFSense - Install pfSense - Initial Configuration
Login to pfSense GUI
Open a browser and enter http://192.168.1.1 into the address bar.
You should be presented with a login screen as shown below.
If this doesn’t work, validate the IP address space your PC is using is in the same subnet as pfSense’s local interface.
Default username and password to pfSense are:
Username: admin Password: pfsense
NOTE: After you log in you will notice at the top of the screen a warning advising that the admin password is currently set to the default value.
It is fine to ignore this for now as you will be prompted to change it during the initial configuration.
Wizard Setup
The configuration wizard will guide you through the initial configuration steps.
Click Next to begin.
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Click Next to begin.
General Information
- Hostname: pfSense.
- Domain: localdomain.
- Primary DNS server: 1.1.1.1.
- Secondary DNS server: 9.9.9.9.
- Override DNS: Not Checked.
- Click Next.
NOTE: Domain can also be any standard domain, such as example.com.
NOTE: Any valid servers can be used here for initial DNS resolution.
Alternative DNS providers, such as OpenDNS, can be used instead.
- Primary DNS server: 208.67.222.222.
- Secondary DNS server: 208.67.220.220.
It is easy to change this later.
Configure NTP
- Time server hostname: 0.pfsense.pool.ntp.org.
- Timezone: Europe/Jersey.
- Click Next.
NOTE: Set the Timezone to your own specific location.
Configure WAN Interface
Configure WAN Interface:
- Selected Type: PPPoE.
General Configuration:
- MAC Address: <blank>.
- MTU: <blank>.
- MSS: <blank>.
Static IP Configuration:
- IP Address: <blank>.
- Subnet Mask: 32. Default.
- Upstream Gateway: <blank>.
DHCP client configuration:
- DHCP hostname: <blank>.
PPPoE Configuration:
- PPPoE username: Username.
- PPPoE Password: Password.
- Show PPPoE password: Not Checked.
- PPPoE Service name: <blank>.
- PPPoE Dial on demand: Not Checked.
- PPPoE Idle timeout: <blank>.
PPTP configuration
- PPTP username: <blank>.
- PPTP password: <blank>.
- Show PPTP password: Not Checked.
- PPTP local IP address: <blank>.
- PPTP local subnet: 32. Default.
- PPTP remote IP address: <blank>.
- PPTP dial on demand: Not Checked.
- PPTP idle timeout: <blank>.
RFC1918 networks:
- Block RFC1918 Private networks: Checked.
Block BOGON networks:
- Block bogon networks: Checked.
Click Next to continue.
NOTE: If PPPoE is not used, then select the appropriate option and populate as needed.
Configure LAN Interface
You can give your LAN interface a specific address here if needed.
Leave it as 192.168.1.1 for now.
- LAN IP address: 192.168.1.1.
- Subnet mask: 24.
- Click Next to continue.
Set Admin WebGUI Password
Choose a strong password.
- Admin Password: Password.
- Admin password again: Password.
- Click Next to continue.
Reload Configuration
Click Reload to reload the web configurator.
Wizard Completed
Click Finish.
This will display the Main pfSense webConfigurator dashboard where you can configure the rest of the system from.
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