Advance Configurations ¶

Maintaining a pfSense can be problematic if the configurations are not fine tuned to meet your network requirements.

pfSense Advanced Settings ¶

The advanced settings available under System > Advanced. There are there for additional tweaking or for those who need the functionality given.

Admin Access ¶

webConfigurator ¶

These will change settings related to web interface of your pfSense instance

• Protocol: HTTPS
• TCP Port: defaults to 443 but you may change to a non-common port in production
• Max Processes: 2 (number of webConfigurator processes to run allowing more users/browsers to access the GUI concurrently), and many more...

Secure Shell ¶

You need to enable ssh to access its CLI remotely. SSH key methods and port number can be configured

Serial Communication ¶

If you desire to use serial communication as of a router or a switch you may configure these options.

Console Options ¶

If you dont tick the option, it will allow anyone to access the physical console of the pfSense server