=====PC Engines APU2 - Sophos UTM 9 Free Home=====
This how-to was made using the following items:
  * PCEngines APU2 board.
  * 16GB SSD (64GB would be better).
  * USB Drive (USB2 installation media).
  * USB Keyboard (only for installation).
  * Sophos UTM 9 (asg-9.506-2.1) ISO.
  * Network connected to first interface (next to serial port).

Lessons learned:
  * Install is a bit difficult.
  * Snort takes a lot of CPU (>90% on a single thread), during a speedtest download speed is now around 50mbit instead of 120. Intrusion Prevention active with 1718 of 31918 patterns.

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**Prepare**
  * Register and download ISO [[https://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/utm-downloads.aspx]].
  * Log in and download license file.
  * Check MD5 sum.
  * Modify downloaded ISO:<code>isohybrid asg-9.506-2.1.iso</code>
  * Copy ISO to USB drive:<code>sudo dd if=asg-9.506-2.1.iso of=/dev/sda bs=1M status=progress && sync</code>

**Install**
  * Boot APU2, press F10 and select USB drive.
  * At the welcome screen (Welcome to Sophos UTM 9!), press F3
  * Enter: <code>default console=ttyS0,115200</code>
  * <Start>
  * <Ok>
  * Keyboard settings
  * Timezone
  * Date / Time
  * Network
  * 64 bit kernel
  * All capabilities

  * Press ''alt-f2'' and type the following, **in the blind and before partitioning the hard drive**:<code>
beep                         # To confirm you are typing in a shell
ifconfig eth0 up             # Up the first interface
ifconfig eth0 1.2.3.4/24     # Use free IP-address in your subnet
                             # Test ping from other machine.
passwd root                  # Then enter new root password twice
/etc/init.d/dropbear start   # Start SSHd 
</code>
  * Log in, using SSH, from another machine.
  * Mount USB to /install:<code>mount -t iso9660 -o loop /dev/sdb1 /install</code>
  * Press ''alt-f1'' and continue with the installation. It will take around 15 minutes to install.
  * After boot you will hear a few beeps.
  * Open the webgui to continue configuration.



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