Official Opnsense Course: HandsOn Labs For Beginners

Official Opnsense Course: Hands-On Labs For Beginners
Published 2/2025
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz

Mastering OPNsense: Practical Labs & Fundamentals for Beginners

What you’ll learn

Installing & Configuring OPNsense

Setting Up Firewall Rules & Network Security

NAT, Port Forwarding

1st access to OPNsense

User Management

OPNsense Dashboard view

Reset the OPNsense config

Backup OPNsense config

Use the Wizard to configure OPNsense

Configure Basic OPNsense settings

Requirements

No prior OPNsense experience required!

Description

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to OPNsense

Lecture 1 What is OPNsense?

Lecture 2 Who is the owner and OPNsense and where to read documentation about OPNsense

Lecture 3 Unboxing an OPNsense device

Section 2: Navigating the OPNsense Web Interface

Lecture 4 Logging in for the first time to OPNsense

Lecture 5 OPNsense Dashboard overview

Lecture 6 Basic system settings (Hostname, Timezone, Password Change)

Lecture 7 Creating new users and groups on OPNsense

Section 3: Basic Network Setup

Lecture 8 Connecting OPNsense to the internet using the Wizard & applying the license

Lecture 9 Updating OPNsense

Lecture 10 Understanding interfaces (WAN & LAN & DMZ)

Lecture 11 Configuring DHCP server on the DMZ interface

Section 4: Understanding Firewall Rules (The Basics)

Lecture 12 How firewall rules work

Lecture 13 Default OPNsense Firewall rules explained

Lecture 14 Creating a simple firewall rule (Allowing or Blocking Traffic)

Section 5: NAT (Port Forwarding for Beginners)

Lecture 15 What is NAT?

Lecture 16 Configure Outbound NAT on OPNsense

Lecture 17 Simple port forwarding example on OPNsense

Lecture 18 Bonus Lecture

IT Professionals & System Administrators,Network Engineers & Technicians,Cybersecurity Enthusiasts,Home Lab Users & Tech Hobbyists,Small Business Owners & IT Support Staff