1/ Do you want to protect your home network from hackers, malware, and other threats? If so, you might want to consider using pfSense, a free and open source firewall and router that can run on any hardware. In this thread, I will show you how to set up pfSense for your home network and some of its features. #pfsense #homenetwork #cybersecurity 😎
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2/ pfSense is a powerful and flexible firewall that can handle multiple subnets, VLANs, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and more. It also has a web interface that makes it easy to configure and manage. You can download pfSense from https://www.pfsense.org/download/ and install it on any compatible hardware or virtual machine. #pfsense #firewall #router 🚀
3/ Once you have pfSense installed, you need to connect it to your modem and your switch. You also need to assign interfaces for WAN (internet) and LAN (local network). You can use the web interface or the console to do this. The default username and password for pfSense are admin and pfsense. #pfsense #setup #network 🌐
4/ After assigning interfaces, you can access the web interface from any device on your LAN using the IP address of your pfSense LAN interface. You can then use the setup wizard to configure some basic settings such as hostname, domain name, time zone, DNS servers, etc. You can also change your admin password here. #pfsense #webinterface #wizard 🧙♂️
5/ One of the most important features of pfSense is the ability to create subnets using VLANs (virtual LANs). This allows you to separate your devices into different groups based on their function, security level, or access rights. For example, you can create a subnet for your IoT devices, another one for your guests, another one for your work devices, etc. #pfsense #VLANs #subnets 🔥