second LAN port

[Hollywood]

I had my LAN connected to igc0, an RJ45 port. Now I use ixl0, an SFP+ port. Works great and fast.

My question is, could I  also assign igc0 as another LAN port and plug in my VOIP adapter? My thought is that if I just have the OPNsense miniPC and the VOIP adapter plugged into the battery backup, with just 2 items, the UPS would have a longer running time if/when needed.

And speaking of emergency use, I have a nice managed switch and access point, but if they are not on battery backup, could the OPNsense PC broadcast an SSID for temporary use?

Thanks.

[pfry]

[...]My question is, could I  also assign igc0 as another LAN port and plug in my VOIP adapter?

You can set up as many ports as you like, and apply whatever rules you like. If you want to share a subnet and ruleset, though, you'd need to create a bridge, assign the subnet and rules and add ports to it.

[...]And speaking of emergency use, I have a nice managed switch and access point, but if they are not on battery backup, could the OPNsense PC broadcast an SSID for temporary use?[...]

Broadcast an SSID via...? Do you have a wi-fi adapter attached to the firewall? I'm not following your intent.

[pfry]

To correct myself, the new rules allow ruleset sharing.

[Hollywood]

To correct myself, the new rules allow ruleset sharing.

Thanks! I just got the new batteries for my UPS yesterday and will set the OPNsense PC up like this.