I/O Ports¶
Rear Side¶
Ethernet Ports¶
Interface Name |
Port Name |
Port Type |
Port Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
WAN |
IGB0 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
LAN |
IGB1 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
OPT1 |
IX0 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
OPT2 |
IX1 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
OPT3 |
IX2 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
OPT4 |
IX3 |
RJ-45 |
1 Gbps |
Status LED |
State |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Left LED
(Link Status)
|
Solid Amber |
Link has been established and there is no activity on this port |
Blinking Amber |
Link has been established and there is activity on this port |
|
Off |
No link has been established |
|
Right LED
(Speed)
|
Solid Green |
Operating as a 100 Mbps connection |
Blinking Amber |
Operating as a Gigabit connection (1000 Mbps) |
|
Off |
No link has been established |
Note
All Ethernet ports of the pfSense® appliance support auto-MDIX and are capable of utilizing either straight-through or crossover ethernet cables.
Warning
The ix(4) driver used for ports IX0-IX3 does not support ALTQ
traffic shaping directly. Limiters may be used instead, or use tagged VLAN
interfaces which can be used with ALTQ traffic shaping.
Other Ports and Indicators¶
Console (Mini-USB)
Status LEDs
2x USB 3.0
Status LED |
Description |
|---|---|
Top LED |
Add-on storage activity (does not show eMMC activity) |
Middle LED |
Activity |
Bottom LED |
Power |
Front Side¶
Receessed Reset Button
Power Button
Power (12VDC with threaded locking connector)
Center Pin Positive