Installing Pfsense

Installing Pfsense

Download Pfsense ISO file here  Pfsense

1. Click Create a New Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation Home Screen.
2. Make sure that “Typical (recommended)” is selected and click Next
3. Click “Installer disc image file (iso)” then Browse and select your Pfsense ISO

1. Change the virtual machine name Pfsense
2. Click Customize Hardware
3. Increase the memory to 2GB and click add
4. Add 5 network adapters and correspond them with a VMnet interface as shown below then click Finish

1. The PfSense machine will be powered on, and you should proceed by accepting all the default settings before rebooting.

1. Following the reboot, we should be presented with this screen. Proceed by inputting option 1.
2. Should VLANS be set up now[y:n]? n Enter em0, em1, em2, em3, em4, em5, in the order given for each subsequent question.
3. Type y
4. Enter option 2
5. Select the LAN Interface 2
6. OPT1 Use the Configuration below set the IP 192.168.2.1 CIDR Notation 24
7. OPT2 Use tje following configuration below use the IP 192.168.3.1 CIDR Notation 24
8. Keep the OPT3 interface without an assigned IP address, as it will be utilized for the span port containing traffic monitored by Security Onion.
9. OPT4 use the following configuration below use IP 192.168.4.1 CIDR Notation 24
10. It should look something like: This marks the completion of the PfSense VM configuration. Moving forward, the remaining configuration steps will be managed from the Kali machine, utilizing the WebConfigurator interface for the necessary adjustments and setups.