FAQ OPNSense

Q: How to set up a LAN bridge?:

Details on how to set up a LAN bridge you can find here.

Q: How to set up IDS/IPS with Suricata:

OPNSense uses Suricata to provide an IPS/IDS Service. Suricata is already installed and running after initial configuration.

You find the administration, monitoring and logging settings via “Services -> Intrusion Detection”.

More information on how to configure IDS/IPS are available here.

Q: How to use NitroWall as combined DHCP-Client/DHCP-Server:

Warning

Note the correct mapping of interfaces to physical ports: Interfaces → Assignments

  1. In “System → Wizard → Configure WAN Interface” set the value for IPv4 Configuration Type to DHCP

  2. Follow this guide to configure the LAN interface for DHCP

Q: How to create a backup:

Information on how to create backups can be found here.

Q: Why is my system time wrong?

If your system time is wrong try to follow this documentation.