• Initial Firewall Deployment & Access Control
  Baseline firewall deployed with secure internal access safeguards, ensuring operational continuity and controlled administrative access.
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• DNS & Time Sync Validation
  Validated core services (DNS/NTP) to ensure reliable security operations.
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• Outbound Rule Hardening
  Restrict outbound traffic to essential services only (HTTPS and DNS), blocking and logging all other traffic.
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• Inbound Deny Posture + NAT Cleanup
  Inbound traffic denied by default, NAT cleaned and reflection disabled. Validated secure perimeter posture against unsolicited connections.
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• GeoIP Filtering
  GeoIP perimeter filtering implemented, inbound restricted to trusted regions, logged and validated for operational maturity.
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• Switch Configuration
  Initial Configuration and Hardening of Layer 2 switch.
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• OPNsense VLAN Interfaces
  Configuration of the OPNsense VLAN Interfaces.
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• OPNsense DHCP Configuration
  Configuration of DHCP for the OPNsense appliance
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• OPNsense Firewall Baseline Rules
  Baseline Rules for Trusted VLANs
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• Inter-VLAN Communication
  Baseline Rules for Inter-VLAN Communication
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• Isolation Rules for VLANs
  OPNsense Isolation Rules for IoT and Guest VLANs
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