Applying basic settings in General Setup

This recipe describes how to configure the core system settings in PfSense.

Getting ready

All that's required for this recipe is a base installation of pfSense and access to the WebGUI. Some of these settings will have been configured during the installation process, but can be modified here at any time.

Note

On a new install, the default credentials are:

Username: admin

Password: pfsense

How to do it...

  1. Browse to System | General Setup.
  2. Enter a Hostname. This name will be used to access the machine by name instead of the IP address. For example, we can browse to http://pfsense instead of http://192.168.1.1:
    How to do it...
  3. Enter ...

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