<![CDATA[Firewall upgrade/migration]]>Currently have a Netgate SG-4860 (specification below) which is being replaced with a Netgate XG-1541. Was intending to take an export of the existing firewall configuration and attempt to import that into the new firewall to avoid rebuilding the OpenVPN certs for each user when the new f/w is installed. The ports on the f/w are currently set as followed;

+WAN (igb1)

+LAN (igb0)

+OPT1WiFi (igb2)

+OPT2WiFi (igb3)

+OPT3_CCTV (igb4)

+OPT4 (igb5)

+OPT5 (ovpns1)

Can anyone advise on the best process for migrating the configuration from the old f/w to the new?

Original FW Spec:

BIOS Vendor: coreboot
Version: ADI_RCCVE-01.00.00.12-nodebug
Release Date: Tue Feb 7 2017
Version 2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
built on Tue Jun 02 17:51:54 EDT 2020
FreeBSD 11.3-STABLE
CPU Type Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C2558 @ 2.40GHz
4 CPUs: 1 package(s) x 4 core(s)
AES-NI CPU Crypto: Yes (active)

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/171314/firewall-upgrade-migrationRSS for NodeSun, 19 Jul 2026 06:08:05 GMTMon, 04 Apr 2022 14:19:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Firewall upgrade/migration on Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:16:57 GMT]]>Do you have an expansion card in the 1541? Which one?

If you have the 4x1G card then you will have 6 igb interfaces in the 1541 and the config will just import without having to reassign anything.

You'll simple have to move the cables across in the correct locations:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/xg-1541/io-ports.html#optional-quad-port-expansion-cards

Steve

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1036234https://forum.netgate.com/post/1036234Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:16:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Firewall upgrade/migration on Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:46:36 GMT]]>@rowens96 When you restore the config it will ask you to assign interfaces. The 1541 doesn't have a switch so it should just be that.

2.4.5 is a bit old but configurations can restore forwards.

Note the restore will try to install missing packages such as OpenVPN.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1036194https://forum.netgate.com/post/1036194Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:46:36 GMT