Getting extra help

You may get stuck at some points in setting up your pfSense system. That’s normal, after all this is not the complete exhaustive guide on everything to do with pfSense. Luckily, there are many resources online to help you in your journey. Since pfSense is such a popular and well-known router/firewall operating system, it is very easy to find detailed documentation and troubleshooting tips for almost every single problem you may run into. One recommended tool to use is the official documentation for

pfSense at https://doc.pfsense.org/index.

php/Main_Page. The documentation provided by the developers is quite detailed and thorough, providing many troubleshooting tips for the most common issues. The documentation covers installation, features, release versions, FAQs, packages to expand pfSense’s capabilities, and of course, a section devoted to troubleshooting. In addition, the documentation also provides several tutorials on enabling and using advanced functions such as remote firewall administration.

The official site also provides guidance on choosing hardware and seeking further training, should you decide to tackle more advanced projects such as deploying a pfSense router in an office environment where hundreds of people may be accessing the router’s services at once. Of course, don’t limit yourself to just the solutions on the official site, but also search forums and additional guides found all over the internet to learn more about your problem and how to address it.