To Be A CyberMan: Installing PfSense on a WatchGuard Firebox

OX01 Preface

My company recently upgraded its firewall to FortiGate Firewall.  They eliminated 3 of the licenses expired WatchGuard Firebox Firewalls. The WatchGuard FireBox models are XTM5 Series, M400, and M470.

I was wondering if I can install the opensource Firewall application such as PfSense on FireBox to use as Testing Lab Environment.


0X02 Information

    XTM5 Series comes with a 1GB CF card, free space is not enough for the lastest Pfsense,  need to add additional Hard Disk as PfSense system booting drive.

    M400 comes with a 4 GB CF card, can use CF card as a PfSense system booting drive.

    M470 comes with mSTAT SSD. can SSD as a PfSense system booting drive.


0X03 Installing PfSense on M400

1. Preparation:

        WatchGuard Firebox M400 Appliance

        A USB Flash Drive

        A CF Card USB reader

        A console cable (not necessary)


2. download Pfsense 

    https://www.pfsense.org/download





3. Download Rufus

https://rufus.ie/


4. Use Rufus to create a Pfsense USB installer on the USB Flash Drive


5. Remove the CF card from the slot, plug it into the computer, uses the windows DISKPART command to clean the CF card.


6. Plug both USB and CF card into the computer, boot the computer from PfSense installer (USB stick),  install the PfSense to the CF card by the guide on the installer screen.

7. put CF card back to firewall, boot it up.




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