What Will I Learn?

Will be an expert in configuring firewall for your organization. We have both real lab as well as simulation lab exercises which will give you complete familiarity with firewall setup and configuration

Requirements

No prior experience required. Knowing basic concepts of networking would be an advantage;.

Description

Learn to Setup pfSense Open Source Firewall, Configurations, Captive Portal etc in an Actual as well as Virtual Scenario

The following Topics are Included

Explaining Firewall Concepts

Advantages of pfSense

Downloading pfSense and Creating Bootable USB Drive

Installing Additional Network Card in PC (Actual Lab Scenario)

Making Network Connections : WAN - pfSense - LAN (Actual Lab Scenario)

Installing pfSense (Actual Lab Scenario)

DHCP - IP Address Assignment & Resolving Conflicts (Actual Lab Scenario)

Testing Connectivity and Troubleshooting (Actual Lab Scenario)

Virtual Box pfSense - Defining Network Plan

VirtualBox pfSense - Downloading Prerequisites

VirtualBox pfSense - Pre-installation Configuration

VirtualBox pfSense - Installation

VirtualBox Ubuntu Installation

pfSense - Console Options - Quick Overview

pfSense - Web Wizard

pfSense - Web Dashboard

pfSense - System Advanced Options Quick Overview

pfSense System Options - Part 1 Cert-Manager, General Sync & Package Manager

pfSense System Options - Part 2 Routing, updates and User Management

pfSense - Interfaces

pfSense - Firewall - Aliases and Port Forwarding, Rules, Schedules, Traffic Shapper, Status Logs

pfSense - Captive Portal - Part 1 - Configuration with Custom Guest Login Page

pfSense - Captive Portal - Part 2 - Voucher Based Login

Who is the target audience?

Network Enthusiasts, System Administrators or Network Administrators who wish to implement firewall in their premises.