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PFSense - Install pfSense - Create Interfaces
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.
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.
NOTE: This should show the following Interfaces:
- OPT1
- OPT2
- OPT3
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.
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.
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.
Return to Install pfSense or continue to Configure Interface DHCP.