How to do it...

Follow the steps here to set up and configure the pfSense firewall:

  1. When we boot our system with the pfSense CD/DVD or USB device, the splash screen appears as shown here. Press 6 to Configure Boot Options:

  1. In the next screen, again press 6 to turn on Verbose then press 1 to return to the previous screen.

When back on the first screen, press Enter to boot pfSense.

  1. pfSense will start booting. During the booting process, we get a screen as shown here:

Press I to install pfSense. Choose the option quickly within the 20 seconds ...

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