PfSense Installation on VM

Raj Kumar
May 10, 2023

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💡 PfSense — pfSesne is FreeBSD based open-source software distribution that customized especially to use as a firewall and router

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Hardware Requirements:

  • Minimum CPU — 500 Mhz , RAM- 256 MB
  • Recommended CPU — 1 GHz , RAM — 1 GB

Step 1: Download pfSense ISO file

https://www.pfsense.org/download/

Select the architecture AMD64 and CD image (ISO) installer

Step 2: Create a Virtual Machine

Step 3: Configuration the Virtual Machine

(right click → Settings)

Network → Bridged Adapter → Intel

Storage → Empty → Choose a disk file

(choose the downloaded pfsense file)

Step 4: PfSense Setup

(select NO)

(Click unmount and Enter)

Step 5: PfSense Login

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Raj Kumar
Raj Kumar

Written by Raj Kumar

AWS Certified Solution Architect

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