pfSense will ask if VLANs should be created now. Typeyand pressEnter.
pfSense will next warn you that if you proceed, all existing VLANs will be cleared. Typeyand pressEnter:
pfSense will list all the VLAN-capable interfaces. Although, technically, you can make a previously-assigned interface into the parent interface of a VLAN, it is not recommended. Type the name of one of the unassigned interfaces (for example, eth0, eth1, em0, or em1) and pressEnter.
pfSense will next prompt you for the VLAN tag. Type the VLAN tag and pressEnter.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for as many VLANs as you wish to create.When you are done, pressEnter.
pfSense will prompt you for the name of the WAN interface; type in the name and pressEnter.
pfSense will prompt you for the name of the LAN interface; type in the name and press Enter.
pfSense will prompt you for the name of the Optional 1 interface. You can create a VLAN by using the name of the VLAN interface(s) assigned in steps 4 and 5. The name of the interface will have two numbers separated by a period. The first number will be the device number of the interface; the second number (after the period) will be the VLAN tag. Thus if the device name is em, and em2 is the parent interface of a VLAN tagof 3, the interface name will be em2.3. Type the interface name and pressEnter.
When you are done assigning interfaces, pressEnter.
pfSense will ask you whether you want to proceed. Type y and pressEnter. Take note of the name of the newly created VLAN (for example, OPT1).
You now have assigned a VLAN, but the VLAN doesn’t have an IP address. To set the VLAN’s IP address, type2and press Enter.
Find the newly created VLAN in the list of interfaces and type the appropriate number and pressEnter.
pfSense will prompt you for the VLAN’s IPv4 address. Type in the address and pressEnter.
pfSense will prompt you for the subnet bit count (CIDR) of the address. Type in the bit count and pressEnter.
pfSense will prompt you for theIPv4upstream gateway address. Since you don't need one, pressEnter.
PfSense will prompt you for the VLAN’s IPv6 address. You can type in an IPv6 address or just pressEnter.
If you entered an IPv6 address, pfSense will prompt you for the subnet bit count (CIDR). Enter the bit count and pressEnter.If you didn’t enter an IPv6 address, skip to step 20.
If you entered an IPv6 address,pfSense will prompt you for theIPv6upstream gateway address. Since you don't need one, pressEnter.
pfSense will ask you whether you want to enable the DHCP server on the VLAN. Type y if you want to enable the DHCP server, and then type the range of available addresses. Otherwise, type n and pressEnter.
If you entered an IPv6 address pfSense will ask you whether you want to enable the DHCP6 server on the VLAN. Type y if you want to enable the DHCP6 server, and then type the range of available addresses. Otherwise, typenand pressEnter.
pfSense will ask you whether you want to revert to HTTP for the webConfigurator protocol. Unless you have a reason for not using HTTPS for the web GUI, typenand pressEnter.
pfSense will save the changes, and reload them. VLAN configuration is now complete.