The pfSense Fundamentals Bootcamp 2023 Edition

Description

Hello, and welcome to the course I wish I had when I started out with pfSense.

My name is Stefan, and I am an officially certified pfSense professional. I had the pleasure of learning what I know directly from Jim Thompson (the CTO and a Core Team Member of Netgate/pfSense).

After finishing this course, you will know everything you need to operate all the basic functions of a pfSense firewall with confidence. You will also learn how to navigate through your firewall with ease. You can use this knowledge if you want to implement a pfSense firewall into your home network, but you will also be able to integrate and operate a pfSense firewall in a business environment. This is a hands-on course - you are encouraged to follow through with all of the steps as I do them on your firewall.

Please note that you don't need a physical appliance to follow along with this course. A computer with 8GB of RAM is enough to run a virtual machine with pfSense (covered in the course).

Since integrating pfSense into my home network many years ago, I immediately fell in love with it. Back then, there were hardly any guides or tutorials for pfSense - so I decided to create my own - which has helped to turn my YouTube channel and my blog into one of the most popular resources for pfSense on the internet.

I have also worked with pfSense professionally in a startup for several years, where I built a complete hybrid-cloud setup using multiple pfSense firewalls - so I have seen both worlds.

• This is the only Udemy course taught by an officially certified pfSense professional.

• Because of my experience with the community of my blog and my YouTube channel, I know what people struggle with most, and I pay extra attention to those topics.

• I leave nothing out - I don't assume you have any prior knowledge.

• Everything is up-to-date - this course was made with pfSense 2.5 and is fully compatible with pfSense 2.6.

• This course will always stay up-to-date. If anything changes, I update the course accordingly

  
  

In the end, I also tried to make this course fun. I am not a fan of "dry" content, so I'm throwing a lame dad joke in here and there to loosen things up and keep you motivated.

2023 Update: This course has been updated to use the latest version of VirtualBox (7.X)

What You Will Learn!

• Operating a pfSense firewall with confidence by understanding all of the fundamental functions
• How to install pfSense on VirtualBox and how to set up a pfSense lab
• How to install pfSense on any physical (hardware) appliance from scratch
• Configuring the pfSense DHCP server
• Configuring pfSense DNS and changing DNS servers
• Everything you need to know about firewall rules
• Managing and backing up pfSense configuration files (including backup history!)
• How to troubleshoot pfSense (restarting services, connecting with SSH, rebooting)
• How to create new users
• Creating widgets for your dashboard
• How to install and configure OpenVPN from scratch
• Installing and configuring Squid Proxy and ClamAV
• How VLans work and how to set up VLans on pfSense

Who Should Attend!

• Everyone who wants to better secure their home network
• Administrators who want to secure their business with cutting-edge firewall technology on the cheap
• Everyone who wants to learn about firewalls and how they work in general
• Aspiring students looking for a career in networking & security
• Cyber Security professionals looking to secure their network and educate themselves on the topic of firewalls
• Everyone curious to learn more about firewalls and networks

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