Introduction T O T He W Eb I Nterface; Backing U P A Nd R Estoring - Netgate FW-7541 Quick Start Manual

Introduction t o t he w eb i nterface
You a re n ow a t t he f ront p age o f t he p fSense w eb i nterface. T his s creen p rovides a n
overview o f y our s ystem r esource u tilization. T he m enu a cross t he t op o f t he s creen
groups t he v arious c onfiguration, s tatus a nd d iagnostics s creens. T here a re a lso
additional t hemes a vailable t o c hange t he l ayout o f t he w eb i nterface, u nder S ystem
-­‐> G eneral S etup i f y ou p refer a d ifferent l ook a nd f eel.
Note: T he d efault t heme d oes n ot f unction o n a n i Phone, i Pad, o r i Pod T ouch,
but w hen b rowsing f rom o ne o f t hese d evices i t w ill a utomatically s witch t o a
different, p lainer t heme t hat i s f unctional. Y es, y ou c an c onfigure y our F W-­‐
7541 f rom y our i OS d evices. T he d efault t heme d oes f unction p roperly i n t he
Android b rowser, b ut i s d ifficult t o n avigate d ue t o t he s creen s ize, s o i t a lso
will s witch t o t he p lainer t heme.
The d efault f irewall r ules c an b e v iewed u nder F irewall -­‐ > R ules. I f y ou n eed t o
forward p orts, y ou w ill c onfigure t hem u nder F irewall -­‐ > N AT. M ore i nformation o n
port f orwarding c an b e f ound h ere:
http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/How_can_I_forward_ports_with_pfSense%3F
You c an v iew y our r eal t ime t raffic t hroughput u nder S tatus -­‐ > T raffic G raph. F or
many l onger t erm s tatistics, b rowse t o S tatus -­‐ > R RD G raphs. L ogs c an b e v iewed
under D iagnostics -­‐ > S ystem l ogs.
Backing u p a nd r estoring
At t his p oint y our b asic t wo i nterface L AN a nd W AN c onfiguration i s c omplete.
Before p roceeding w ith a dditional c onfiguration, y ou w ill w ant t o g et a b ackup o f
your c onfiguration. T o d o s o, b rowse t o D iagnostics -­‐ > B ackup/Restore i n t he w eb
interface. C lick t he D ownload C onfiguration b utton, a nd a c opy o f y our c onfiguration
will b e d ownloaded. Y ou c an r estore t his c onfiguration a t t he s ame s creen, b y
choosing y our b ackup f ile u nder " Restore c onfiguration".
If y ou p urchased s upport w ith y our F W-­‐7541, y ou a lso h ave a ccess t o t he
AutoConfigBackup s ervice. T his w ill e ncrypt y our c onfiguration a nd u pload i t t o o ur
servers e very t ime y ou m ake a c onfiguration c hange. J ust d on't l ose y our e ncryption
key – i t's i mpossible f or a nyone t o r ead t he b ackup w ithout t he k ey, a nd t he b ackup
cannot b e r estored w ithout t he k ey. Y ou c an f ind m ore i nformation h ere:
http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/AutoConfigBackup