ChamplainTechJournals/sysadmin-i-sys255/lab01-environment-setup.md
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In this lab, we set up our Windows workstation and PfSense firewall on vSphere.

Lab01 - Environment Setup

Add a Network Adapters in VSphere:

  • Power off the machine
  • VM Hardware Section -> Edit
  • Add New Device -> Network Adapter
  • Change interface to either WAN or LAN

FW01

Before powering on, check the network interface configuration (1:WAN 2:LAN)

Configure IP Addresses

  • Should VLANs be set up no: n

  • Enter the WAN interface name: em0

  • Enter the LAN interface name:em1

  • Do you want to proceed:y

  • Select Option 2 to Set IP Addresses, Pick 1 - WAN em0

  • Configure IPv4 address WAN interface via DHCP?: n

  • Enter your new WAN IPv4 address: 10.0.17.104

  • Enter the new WAN IPv4 subnet bit count: 24

  • For WAN enter the new IPv4 upstream gateway address of 10.0.17.2

  • Configure IPv6 address WAN interface via DHCP6?: n

  • Enter the new WAN IPv6 address: for none

  • Do you want to revert to HTTP as the webConfigurator protocol? : n The console screen should now show a static IP address of 10.0.17.104/24 for em0:

Now we need to set the IP address for the other interface em1. Select Option 2 again.

  • Pick interface 2 - LAN (em1)
  • Enter the new LAN IPv4 address: 10.0.5.2
  • Enter the new LAN IPv4 subnet bit count: 24
  • For a LAN press for none:
  • Enter the LAN IPv6 address:
  • Do you want to enable the DHCP server on LAN?: n
  • Do you want to revert to HTTP as the webConfigurator protocol? : n

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WKS01

Rename this Windows Computer

  • In File Explorer, right-click on “This PC”
  • “Properties” -> “Change Settings”
  • Click “Change” next to “To rename this computer…”
  • rename to wks01-charlotte

Add a user

  • Computer Management -> Local Users and Groups -> Users
  • Right Click -> New User
  • charlotte:password123 image

Add a User to a Group

  • Go to user Properties -> Member Of -> Add
  • Type the group name: WKS01-CHARLOTTE\Adminstrators
  • Check names, if the text entered is a valid group, the text should underline

Change IP Address

  • Go to Network and Internet settings -> Change adapter options
  • Right-click on network adapter - “properties”
  • Double-click IPv4 setting image

PFSense GUI (web)

The default username/password is admin/pfsense

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new admin password: password123