Unified Threat Management
Using pfSense
Introduction
A Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance for the purpose of this project is a network device that provides the following functions:
Assumptions
Some basic computer and network skills will be required to complete this project for example:
A Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance for the purpose of this project is a network device that provides the following functions:
- Firewall.
- Traffic Management.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN).
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS).
- Web Caching and Content filtering.
- Anti Virus.
- Anti-malware filtering.
- Spam filtering.
- SSL and SSH Inspection.
Assumptions
Some basic computer and network skills will be required to complete this project for example:
- Downloading software (ISO images).
- Burning an ISO image to a CD.
- Hardware assembly.
- Software (pfSense) installation.