====== PFSense - Install pfSense - Create Interfaces ======

<WRAP info>
The approach taken here is to match the third octet of each interface IP address to the corresponding VLAN tag.

This just makes it easier to remember:

  * VLAN tag **50** => 192.168.**50**.0.
  * VLAN tag **70** => 192.168.**70**.0.
  * VLAN tag **99** => 192.168.**99**.0.

</WRAP>


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===== Create an interface per VLAN =====

Navigate to **Interfaces -> Assignments**.

  * Select **VLAN50 on em1** from the available network ports.
  * Click **Add**.

  * Select **VLAN70 on em1** from the available network ports.
  * Click **Add**.

  * Select **VLAN99 on em1** from the available network ports.
  * Click **Add**.

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  This should show the following Interfaces:

  * OPT1
  * OPT2
  * OPT3

</WRAP>

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===== Configure interface IP addresses =====

Navigate to **Interfaces -> Assignments**.

  * Click on the label next to **VLAN50**, its likely to be **OPT1**.

Configure this interface as follows:

In **General Configuration**:

  * Enable:  **Checked**.
  * Description:  **CLEAR**.
  * IPv4 Configuration Type:  **Static IPv4**.
  * IPv6 Configuration Type:  **None**.
  * MAC Address:  **<default>**.
  * MTU:  **None**.
  * MSS:  **None**.
  * Speed and Duplex:  **Default (no preference, typically autoselect)**.

In **Static IPv4 configuration**:

  * IPv4 Address:  **192.168.50.1/24**.
  * IPv4 Upstream gateway:  **None**.

In **Reserved Networks**:

  * Block private networks and loopback addresses:  **Not Checked**.
  * Block bogon networks:  **Not Checked**.

Click **Save** and Apply changes.

{{:pfsense:install_pfsense:pfsense_-_interfaces_-_clear.png?800|}}

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Navigate to **Interfaces -> Assignments**.

  * Click on the label next to **VLAN70**, its likely to be **OPT2**.

Configure this interface as follows:

In **General Configuration**:

  * Enable:  **Checked**.
  * Description:  **IOT**.
  * IPv4 Configuration Type:  **Static IPv4**.
  * IPv6 Configuration Type:  **None**.
  * MAC Address:  **<default>**.
  * MTU:  **None**.
  * MSS:  **None**.
  * Speed and Duplex:  **Default (no preference, typically autoselect)**.

In **Static IPv4 configuration**:

  * IPv4 Address:  **192.168.70.1/24**.
  * IPv4 Upstream gateway:  **None**.

In **Reserved Networks**:

  * Block private networks and loopback addresses:  **Not Checked**.
  * Block bogon networks:  **Not Checked**.

Click **Save** and Apply changes.

{{:pfsense:install_pfsense:pfsense_-_interfaces_-_iot.png?800|}}

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Navigate to **Interfaces -> Assignments**.

  * Click on the label next to **VLAN99**, its likely to be **OPT3**.

Configure this interface as follows:

In **General Configuration**:

  * Enable:  **Checked**.
  * Description:  **GUEST**.
  * IPv4 Configuration Type:  **Static IPv4**.
  * IPv6 Configuration Type:  **None**.
  * MAC Address:  **<default>**.
  * MTU:  **None**.
  * MSS:  **None**.
  * Speed and Duplex:  **Default (no preference, typically autoselect)**.

In **Static IPv4 configuration**:

  * IPv4 Address:  **192.168.99.1/24**.  Alternatively use a completely different IP range for Guests such as **172.16.0.1/24**.
  * IPv4 Upstream gateway:  **None**.

In **Reserved Networks**:

  * Block private networks and loopback addresses:  **Not Checked**.
  * Block bogon networks:  **Not Checked**.

Click **Save** and Apply changes.


{{:pfsense:install_pfsense:pfsense_-_interfaces_-_guest.png?800|}}

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Return to [[PFSense:Install pfSense|Install pfSense]] or continue to [[PFSense:Install pfSense:Configure Interface DHCP|Configure Interface DHCP]].

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