2020 Getting started with pfsense 2.4 Tutorial: Network Setup, VLANs, Features & Packages

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-⏱️Timestamps⏱️-
0:00 pfsense Intro & History
3:48 ARM Supported Devices
4:48 Hardware Support & Requirements
8:14 Downloading pfsense
9:00 pfsense Install options
13:04 pfsense Lab Demo Setup
14:49 1st Time Setup
21:16 Dashboard Setup & General Preferences
33:24 Interface Assignments
37:48 Firewall Rules
48:50 Creating VLANs
56:22 Plugins
1:07:00 Special Use Case Features
1:12:50 Traffic Shaping
1:15:20 DHCP
1:17:00 VPNs
1:20:00 Status, Diagnostics & Logs
1:27:20 Adding Custom Options to services

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[Relty]

CAPS LOCK GUY HERE TO THANK YOU FOR CREATING INCREDIBLY EDUCATIONAL AND HIGH QUALITY CONTENT FOR THESE YEARS. I AM SURE THAT I'M THE ONLY ONE WHOSE INTEREST AND/OR CAREER HAS BEEN KICK STARTED THANKS TO YOU. HERE'S TO YOU, TOM.

[spaghettienforcer]

Amazing timing, I just started setting up my first PFSense box. From one Tom to another, I appreciate you.

[johndroyson]

Thank you for taking the time to put these videos together. I have This, the snort, and PFblockerNG setup videos saved to my library. I show your channel to any of my friends interested in doing the same thing with their networks.

[MrPontiac]

This video is still 100% relevant more than a year later. Posting this Oct 18, 2021.

VERY well done video. I actually focused on this hour and a half long video over the course of three days (As we had family events over the weekend, and I just finished up the logging part today) and even though I did the setup on my own, I was hooked watching every mouse click, rewinding when I thought I missed something, going back and listening for the 3rd party apps mentioned (Security Onion being one of them) and what not.

I'm running pfSense in a VM on my R710. For a less than a month old virtualized firewall, it's working great.

[augurseer]

Tom. Through your older videos. And your forum I have become and avid user and lover of PFsense. So while I don't need THIS video. I am glad it exists. You are a resource and a treasure.

[Vadinaka]

You read my mind. Wanted to see an update from your previous ones. Thanks a million.

[garyjustice]

I got to say this video and the other one from 2018 have been the single best source for me setting up pfsense for the first time! I had to go over it several times and even slow it down to 3/4 speed to keep up. I was coming fro a large background with consumer routers and some corporate Microsoft training from the mid 90's. Yeah, what a long strange trip it has been! Thanks so much for what you do. This channel is my go to source for pfsense.

[philou]

I wanted to thank you for all of this great content you have been putting out ! Very appreciated 😉 my freenas and pfsense been rocking for couple years now without any hick up.

[minigpracing]

TOM, THAT'S THE EXACT SAME SERVER I'M RUNNING MY PFSENSE AT WORK ON! I JUST FELT LIKE SHOUTING!

[EEVOL]

Just to let you know, I have had this video bookmarked for 2 years now and go to it from time to time for help. Thanks.

[sharedknowledge]

This is a really well done video and thanks for taking the time to put it together. It’s nice you not only show how to do things, but you explain why, and then even show how to test what you’ve just done which is especially important when it comes to network security. This video nicely combines a lot of what users need in one video and it does it using 2.4 which has some new differences. Pfsense doesn’t do major updates very often and it’s great you’ve been so prompt in getting 2.4 content out. Please keep up the impressive work!

[parnashish]

Thanks for the video, and all the links to different parts of the video. Your perspective and insights you give also are really appreciated.

[kaijohnson]

Long time listener, first time caller. Moving to an apartment in about a month with symmetrical 1gbps in a month and finally updating from OpenWrt to pfSense so this could not come at a better time. Thanks for the great videos, Tom!

[danpaxson]

Tom, thanks for this video and all the other videos you've done on pfsense. They have been a huge help.

[ballfpv]

excellent video. I have just built my pfsense router but wanted to understand pfsense more before I started using it.. this video has been perfect for me to upstanding the fundamentals of what it can go!

[michnl]

Hi Tom, thanks for this new version of your video installing and setting up PfSense !

[kcncr]

Hi Tom, This video is wonderful! I am running pfsense on an Hp-T620 Plus with a 4-port intel card. I have gone back and watched this video and your video on pfblockerng, a couple of times to help me configure the router. I joined to say thank you!

[pinakinkale]

This video literally came at the perfect time, I just bought a nic for an old optiplex that I had to make it a router

[rqs.beratung-conseil]

Dear Tom, thank you for your video and the detailed explanations. Your contents help with the practical solutions.

[seaquistk]

Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge in a way us novices can use. Thank you!