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Introduction to pfSense
- We will configure the Captive Portal available in pfSense to integrate with RADIUSdesk and use RADIUS for authentication.
- To do this, we will start with the simplest possible configuration, which we will build on later.
Our setup
- As already mentioned, we have a very simple pfSense VM that acts as a router.
- There is a WAN port that is connected to the network with internet access.
- There is a LAN port where we want to activate the captive portal.
To access pfSense via the WAN port, you can temporarily disable the firewall with the following command
#Disable packet filter pfctl -d # Enable packet filter pfctl -e
- Here you can find instructions on how to permanently open HTTP access to the WAN port: https://www.vdtutorials.com/enabling-pfsense-2-5-2-administration-via-the-wan-interface/
- You will probably also need to add a similar rule for HTTPS.
System -> User Manager
- pfSense groups LDAP and RADIUS server configuration under User Manager.
- You can declare multiple RADIUS servers under the Authentication Servers applet.
- We add our RADIUSdesk server here and choose the PAP protocol.
- Everything is now in place for the configuration of the captive portal.
