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OPNsense Interface Plan

Firewall name

HQ-FW01

Interfaces

Interface Purpose Bridge IP / Mode
WAN Internet/provider side vmbr0 DHCP or provider static
LAN Lab internal trunk vmbr1 VLAN parent

VLAN gateways

VLAN Name Gateway
10 Management 172.20.10.1
20 Servers 172.20.20.1
30 Workstations 172.20.30.1
40 Printers 172.20.40.1
50 Voice 172.20.50.1
60 Corporate WiFi 172.20.60.1
70 Guest 172.20.70.1
80 DMZ 172.20.80.1
90 Backup 172.20.90.1
100 Hypervisors 172.20.100.1

Initial allowed flows

Source Destination Purpose
Management Servers Administration
Workstations HQ-DC01 DNS, Kerberos, LDAP, SMB, domain services
Servers Internet Updates
Guest Internet Guest access only
Guest Internal networks Deny
DMZ Internal networks Deny by default
Backup Servers Backup traffic only

Remote administration rule

Remote administration must enter through VPN or a controlled management path. RDP should not be exposed directly to the Internet.