Move the “Optical drive” to the second on the Boot Order. From the system connected to the LAN network of OPNsense, you can access the OPNsense web interface using the default hostname/domain name of the new OPNsense installation: (or if you prefer IP addresses, you can use You should click the Accept the Risk prompt since OPNsense is using a. Select “Hard disk” from the boot order and move it to the first position using the up arrow button present next to it.ģ. After installation when the VM reboots it will boot from the Hard disk.Ģ. During the initial setup, the hard disk will be empty and it will boot from the Optical Drive. Therefore, changing the boot order to hard disk first and optical drive second will be more appropriate. We don’t want that we want it to boot from the hard disk after installation. There is nothing wrong with that, however, after installation, the OPNsense VM will reboot and it will follow the same boot order again. The default boot order loads the “Floppy drive” first, since it is empty, it will load the second option the “Optical Drive” which contains the attached OPNsense ISO image. Once the ISO image is attached, you should the OPNsense ISO image instead of “Empty”.Īdditionally, it is a good idea to change the boot order. Locate the OPNsense ISO image on your computer and add it.

Installing opnsense