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Chapter 1, Revisiting pfSense Basics, covers deployment scenarios for pfSense, hardware requirements, sizing and installation options, and it guides the user through the initial installation and configuration.

Chapter 2, Advanced pfSense Configuration, covers some of the commonly used pfSense services, such as DHCP, DNS, Dynamic DNS (DDNS), captive portal, Network Time Protocol (NTP), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Chapter 3, VLANs, covers how to set up a virtual LAN in pfSense, both from the command line and the web GUI, and provides examples showing how to configure some commercially available managed switches.

Chapter 4, Using pfSense as a Firewall, covers how to implement rules to block, pass, or ...

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