Install pfSense Firewall and Router in VirtualBox

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   02. Extract the downloaded pfSense .gz
   03. Launch Virtualbox
   04. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New
         Name: pfSense
         Machine Folder: C:\VMs
         Type: BSD
         Version: FreeBSD (64-bit)
         Memory Size: 1024 MB
         Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now
   05. Click Create
   06. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
         File size: 8 GB
         Hard disk file type: VDI
         Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated
   07. Click Create
   08. Select the VM and Click Settings
   09. Select Display
   10. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB
   11. Select Storage
   12. Click on the CD-ROM drive
   13. Select the disc dropdown to the right ≫ Choose a virtual optical disc file...
   14. Browse to and select the downloaded pfSense .iso file
   15. Click OK
   16. Select Network
   17. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter
   18. Click the Adapter 2 tab
   19. Check the Enable Network Adapter and set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter
   20. Click OK
   21. Make sure the pfSense VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal
   22. Press Enter to Accept the Copyright and distribution notice
   23. Select Install pfSense ≫ Press Enter
   24. Select the keyboard mapping to use ≫ Press Enter
   25. Select Auto (UFS) Guided Disk Setup ≫ Press Enter
   26. Wait for pfSense to copy files and install
   27. At the Manual Configuration prompt select No ≫ Press Enter
   28. Select Reboot ≫ Press Enter
   29. From the VirtualBox menu select Devices ≫ Optical Drives ≫ Remove disk from virtual drive
   30. Reset the VM by selecting Machine ≫ Reset from the VirtualBox menu
   31. Welcome to the pfSense terminal
 
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Configuring Network Interfaces and Web UI
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   01. At the pfSense menu, select Set interface(s) IP address by typing 2 and pressing Enter
   02. Enter the number that corresponds to the LAN interface ≫ Press Enter
   03. Enter a LAN IP address on the same subnet as your LAN
   04. At the bit count prompt type 24 ≫ Press Enter
   05. Leave the IPv4 upstream gateway blank press Enter
   06. Leave the IPv6 address blank and press Enter
   07. At the DHCP server prompt type n ≫ Press Enter
   08. At the revert to HTTP prompt type y ≫ Press Enter
   09. The http address of the pfSense Web UI will be displayed
   10. Press Enter to return to the main menu
   11. Minimize the pfSense VM and open a web browser
   12. Navigate to the web UI http address
   13. Log into the web UI with the username admin and password pfsense
   14. Select System ≫ User Manager from the top navigation
   15. Click the edit icon across from the admin user
   16. Setup and confirm a new password for the admin user
   17. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save button
   18. Click the Logout icon in the top right of the page
   19. Log back into the web UI using the new password
   20. Enjoy exploring pfSense
 

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