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Summary of Contents for pfSense FW-7551
- Page 1 FW-7551 with pfSense® Version 2.1.X Basic Installation Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Console Access by Serial Interface ..................... 11 Null Modem Cable ..........................11 Serial Terminal Emulation Client ......................11 Accessing the Console ........................... 11 Configuring Serial Terminal Emulator ....................11 Additional Support ..........................13 pfSense University ..........................14 Additional Support ..........................14 ... -
Page 3: Introduction
This Quick Start Guide will help you get up and running with a basic configuration on your FW-7551. Product includes Figure 1 1 pfSense preloaded with pfSense 2.1... -
Page 4: Key Features
Key features Intel Dual-core Atom C2000 SoC CPU (codenamed "Rangeley") Compact desktop design 4 built-in GbE LAN ports Supports Intel QuickAssist crypto acceleration Supports up to 8 GB ECC DDR3 Memory Intel i210AT LAN controller ... -
Page 5: Plugging Everything In
Initial Configuration After powering on your Fw-7551, it will boot up and be ready for the initial configuration after approximately two minutes. The initial boot takes longer if your WAN interface is not plugged into something where it can receive a DHCP address, as it must wait for that to time out. -
Page 6: Setup Wizard
Figure 4 You will be prompted for username and password, the default username is admin and password is pfsense. Figure 5 Setup Wizard After logging in, the setup wizard will run. This will walk you through a few steps to get up and running with a basic configuration. -
Page 7: Hostname
OpenDNS ( ) whose service will allow you to add content filtering www.opendns.com and phishing protection amongst other benefits to your pfSense install. Using Google’s public DNS servers (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4) is another popular choice. Figure 7 Click Next after filling in the appropriate fields. -
Page 8: Wan Configuration
Figure 8 Click Next. WAN Configuration This page is where your Internet connection is configured. You will need information from your ISP to configure this screen appropriately. A few notes to assist you: MAC address – if replacing an existing firewall, you may want to enter the old firewall’s WAN MAC address here, if you can easily tell what that is. -
Page 9: Configure Lan Interface
Enter the admin password for your firewall and again to confirm. You should choose a strong password, with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols. Should you forget your password, you can reset it using a serial console on your FW-7551. Figure 10 After entering your password and confirming it, click Next. -
Page 10: Introduction To The Web Interface
Introduction to the web interface You are now at the front page of the pfSense web interface. This screen provides an overview of your system resource utilization. The menu on the left side of the screen groups the various configuration, status and diagnostics screens. -
Page 11: Console Access By Serial Interface
Accessing the Console Connect one end of the null modem cable to the serial port on the FW-7551 and the other to a serial port on the computer with a terminal emulation program installed. USB to serial adapters should work for systems that don’t have a standard 9 pin serial port... - Page 12 Match the COM Port with what was reported in Windows Device Manager. We will use COM3 for this example. The FW-7551 serial port speed is 115200 bits per second. The speed of the BIOS and the speed of the console must match so change the speed in PuTTy to 115200 bps.
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Page 13: Additional Support
Figure 15 Additional Support Newly-purchased eligible firewall products come with one year of support provided by Electric Sheep Fencing, the company behind the pfSense project. If eligible for support, you will have received a ... -
Page 14: Pfsense University
Other Support Options https://www.pfsense.org/get-support/#community-support Additional Documentation This guide illustrates the basics for getting up and running with your FW-7551. There is much more that can be accomplished with pfSense software. The best source of information is ... - Page 15 2.1: The Definitive Guide available to Gold pfSense subscribers at https://portal.pfsense.org There is also community documentation freely available on the pfSense site at https://doc.pfsense.org ...
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