This VMware ready image is a state of the art pfSense® Security Gateway virtual machine image. This pfSense appliance can be configured as a firewall, LAN or WAN router, VPN appliance, DHCP Server, DNS Server, and IDS/IPS with optional packages to deliver a very low cost, high performance, high throughput front-line virtual security architecture.
Built with performance, versatility, and low total cost of ownership in mind, pfSense systems meet the growing needs of organizations of all sizes.
LOW TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
No artifical limits or add-ons required to make your system fully functional.
No additional usage or feature based pricing. Enjoy unlimited users, unlimited firewall rules, unlimited IPsec tunnels, dual WAN, etc.
This system is designed for a long deployment lifetime.
GROWS WITH YOU
From firewall to Unified Threat Management, get all the security features you need to protect your home or business.
Flexible configuration and support for multi-WAN, high availability, VPN, load balancing, reporting and monitoring, etc.
Add optional packages such as Snort or Suricata for IDS/IPS and network security monitoring, Squid for optimized content delivery and SquidGuard for anti-spam/anti-phishing and URL filtering.1
Maximum Active Connections: dependent on RAM assigned to VM.
EASY GUI MANAGEMENT
Manage pfSense settings through our web-based GUI.
No fumbling with a command line interface or typing arcane commands.
SECURE REMOTE ACCESS
Connect via encrypted Virtual Private Networks (VPN) between your offices, let mobile workers connect security, or connect to the Cloud!
Use the built-in Amazon VPC Wizard to easily establish VPN connections with your Amazon EC2 cloud.
Best For:
Everyone utilizing a virtual machine infrastructure
Anyone with High-Speed Gigabit Connections
Many VPN Connections
Software Features:
pfSense is a free, open source firewall and router platform based on FreeBSD that is functionally competitive with expensive, proprietary commercial firewalls. pfSense can be configured as a stateful packet filtering firewall, a LAN or WAN router, VPN Appliance, DHCP Server, DNS Server, or can be configured for other applications and special purpose Appliances. This next generation pfSense security appliance features include:
Stateful packet filtering firewall or pure router
Routing policy per gateway and per-rule for multiple WAN, failover, load balancing
Transparent layer 2 firewall
Support for IPv6, NAT, BGP
Captive portal with MAC filtering, RADIUS support, etc.
VPN: IPsec, OpenVPN, PPTP
Dynamic DNS client
DHCP Server and Relay functions
PPPoE Server
Reporting and monitoring features with real time information
Learn more about the features of pfSense
Product Details:
pfSense version 2.2.2
VMware Ready
OVA Format Virtual Machine for VMware ESX
Immediate download upon purchase
Does not include support