Recommended hardware

Selection of hardware depends on required throughput and the various features to be used such as VPN, captive portal, additional packages, etc.

For pfSense installation, the computer system must have at least two Ethernet cards — one per WAN and LAN interface. For extra segments such as DMZ/secondary WAN, additional Ethernet card(s) are required.

For writing this series of articles, I have used a system with three Ethernet cards.