https://staging.unixworld.org/categories/opnsense/Recent content in OPNsense on unixworldHugoen-USWed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://staging.unixworld.org/allowing-remote-access-to-the-opnsense-gui/Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://staging.unixworld.org/allowing-remote-access-to-the-opnsense-gui/<p><strong>OPNsense</strong> is a powerful and user-friendly open-source router solution based on FreeBSD. This article will show you the steps to configure a firewall rule in OPNsense to allow remote access to the OPNsense GUI remotely via WAN.</p> <h2 id="login-to-your-opnsense-router">Login to Your OPNsense Router</h2> <p>Start by accessing your OPNsense router:</p> <ol> <li>Use the <strong>console</strong> or <strong>IPMI</strong> interface to log in to your OPNsense device.</li> <li>Enter your login credentials (username and password) to gain access.</li> </ol> <h2 id="disable-the-firewall-temporarily">Disable the Firewall Temporarily</h2> <p>If you don’t have local network access to the OPNsense router, you will need to temporarily disable the firewall to access the OPNsense GUI remotely through the WAN interface.</p>