Prerequisites

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There are a number of preliminary things we need to do before the final installation of the FreeNAS OS.

Assuming your internet access is via a modem/router setup (this is not always the case), this will need to be configured.

Personal firewall configuration.

Confirm the finished server clears its POST checks.

Configure the server’s BIOS.