Set Up a Fully Functioning Home Network Using OPNsense
Since the publication of this guide, I have written a new guide which is aimed more towards beginners. The beginner’s guide focuses more on the …
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Disable Logging into OPNsense as the Root User
After installing OPNsense, the default login is the root user. Logging in as the root user is generally not advised because the root user has full …
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Set Up a Management VLAN for OPNsense, a Network Switch, and a Wireless Access Point
In my previous guides which describe the use and purpose of a management network/VLAN, I would use the default VLAN 1 for the management network to …
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How to Implement a Captive Portal in OPNsense
Captive portals are generally used to allow users temporary access to a network. The most common use of a captive portal is public WiFi hotspots of …
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Beginner's Guide to Set Up a Home Network Using OPNsense
My most popular guide at the time of this writing is how to set up a full network using OPNsense. In that guide, I combine many of the concepts I have …
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How to Configure Dynamic DNS in OPNsense
If you have any software/services hosted on your home network that you wish to access remotely, you may have encountered a situation in which your …
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Install Pi-hole on Proxmox and Use OPNsense Unbound DNS as Upstream DNS
Several years ago I wrote some guides on setting up Pi-hole using Portainer on a Raspberry Pi. Since that time, I have decommissioned Pi-hole in favor …
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Migrate OPNsense to New Hardware using the Configuration Importer during Installation
If you have you an existing bare metal OPNsense installation and you wish to migrate to new hardware, you have the option of exporting your current …
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