All done with the LAN.Ĭonfigure the Isolated LAN Enter option 2 Enter option 3 to configure OPT3 Enter the network address Enter the subnet mask bits Press Enter here. Enter y to enable the DHCP server Enter the start and end range Enter n, we want to keep using TLS on the web portal. OPT2 (optional interface 2) – AD_LAB – is not yet configured.Ĭonfigure the LAN Enter option 2 Enter option 2 for LAN Enter the network address Enter the subnet mask bits Just press Enter here.OPT1 (optional interface 1) – Isolated – is not yet configured.The Default LAN IP address space is 192.168.1.1/24.The WAN interface pulled an IP address from my home network.Ener the WAN interface Enter the LAN interface This will be the ISOLATED interface This will be the AD_LAB interface When asked Should VLANs be set up now ?, choose N. Wait for installation process to complete. Press Enter.Ĭontinue with defaults, unless you want to choose another language If it asks for the startup disk, just choose the. Move Hard Disk above Optical This boot order ensures the operating system boots upon installation from disc.Ĭonfigure the Network Interfaces Adapter 1: WAN Paravirtualized drivers provide the best performance Adapter 2: LAN Paravirtualized drivers provide the best performance Adapter 3: ISOLATED Paravirtualized drivers provide the best performance Adapter 4: AD_LAB Paravirtualized drivers provide the best performance You could probably set this to 512 MB if you're lacking resources, but no less than that Ensure you choose the correct Type and Version as shown here. The Name and Machine Folder are specific to your computer. You should now have a pfSense-CE-#.#.#-RELEASE-amd64.iso file in your folder. Install 7zip or some other archive extraction utility to decompress the.
Now, go to the folder where you downloaded pfSense. Go to: and choose the image with the following specifications: After pfSense boots, you can start your other VMs. Therefore, pfSense will need to be the first VM to boot when running your lab. NOTE: pfSense is acting as the NAT router and firewall for the lab environment. It's much more difficult to change network design later than planning for it now. You should factor in future growth as well.
Whenever your are building a lab – whether in the cloud or on premise – you should always plan your network first.
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