One can select the WLAN interface and click add and begin editing the interface. At the outset, we have the first two igb (Intel) network adapters serving as WAN and LAN interfaces. The first step of getting Wi-Fi setup is enabling the interface. Wi-Fi setup in pfSense – Enable Interface We took that card and antenna setup from the SG-4860 1U and transplanted it into the desktop SG-4860. We are going to enable the adapter, setup Wi-Fi in AP mode, then bridge the WLAN network to the LAN network so devices can talk between the two networks.īefore we get started, here is a quick picture of the wireless adapter we are using from pfSense: pfsense SG-4860 Wi-Fi card Today we are going to show the easy setup of Wi-Fi with pfSense.
With all of that power comes a bit more configuration to get up and running with Wi-Fi. pfSense offers some great features such as being able to host a Wi-Fi network for guests outside of the main firewall, even using a different public IP to NAT behind. Since the pfSense appliance has significantly more functionality and configurability than a typical SOHO security appliance, it is also slightly more involved to setup. One of the appliances, the desktop pfSense SG-4860 appliance has built-in Wi-Fi expansion providing 802.11 a/b/g/n. Recently we have been testing a number of pfSense appliances. PfSense Wi-Fi Setup Wi-Fi interface AP settings
0 kommentar(er)
