Step-by-step installation guide

You can go through the following steps in order to install pfSense on your system:

  1. Browse to the Download section of https://www.pfsense.org/ and select the appropriate computer architecture (64-bit or Netgate ADI), the appropriate platform (live CD or memstick), and you should be presented with a list of mirrors. Choose the closest one for the best performance:
    • If the system hangs during the boot process, there are several options you can try. The first menu that appears, as pfSense boots, has several options. The last two options are Kernel and Configure Boot Options. Kernel allows you to select which kernel to boot from among the available kernels:
      • If you have a reason to suspect that the FreeBSD kernel ...

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