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Follow along as we show you how to do some really awesome things with your tiny computer.

Play Star Wars “Imperial March” on an APU

May 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

What better way to celebrate the fourth of May, than with this tutorial that shows you how to play “The Imperial March” theme from Star Wars on an APU?

Follow along step-by-step to create a musical server that’s sure to impress any Star Wars fan.

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How to create a bootable USB drive for the APU

February 17, 2016 5 Comments

Getting an operating system installed on an APU can be a bit tricker than you expect sometimes.

Follow along with this step-by-step tutorial and create a bootable USB stick using Voyage Linux, so you can easily install the O/S of your choice onto your APU.

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How to change the LAN IP address of pfSense using the serial console

November 30, 2015 4 Comments

Have you ever found yourself unable to access your pfSense box on the web interface because of an IP address mismatch on your local network?

Follow these step-by-step instructions to fix it.

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How to use a terminal emulator

September 14, 2015 3 Comments

Follow these four simple steps to connect to the serial console on your headless device, and control it using the command line.

All you need is your device, a terminal emulator, a null modem cable, a serial to USB adapter and your desktop PC.

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How to rebrand the pfSense® software

September 15, 2014

Ever wanted to take the pfSense® software and make it your own?

Want to offer your clients a full-featured firewall and router package as part of your service offerings?

Here’s an overview of the steps you’ll need to take to replace the pfSense® branding with your own.

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How to switch from pfSense® to Rident

September 11, 2014

So you like the sound of our brand new, shiny Rident images, but you’re currently using the standard pfSense® image?

We can help.

Here’s what you need to do to change your system over to Rident without any hiccups.

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How to switch from Rident to pfSense®

August 26, 2014

So you’ve got our shiny, new Rident image installed on your box, but you’ve decided you want to switch back to the standard pfSense® image?

No problems. The last thing we want is for you to feel “locked in” to using our Rident firewall and router software.

So here are two ways that you can make the transition back as smoothly as possible.

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How to install pfSense® software on a net6501

July 29, 2014

Follow along step-by-step as we show you how to install the pfSense® software onto a net6501board, using either:

– the standard pfSense® software image or

– our Rident™ image based on the pfSense® software and optimised for the net6501

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An easy way to attach the heat spreader to an APU board

July 10, 2014

We’ve created an even easier way to accurately attach the heat spreader to the APU board.

It uses a printable PDF template and piece of cardboard, and saves you having to try and work upside down.

Follow along, including detailed photos, as we show you our super simple technique.

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How to install pfSense® software on an APU

June 26, 2014

Follow along step-by-step as we show you how to install the pfSense® software onto an APU board, using either:

– the standard pfSense® software image or

– our Rident™ image based on the pfSense® software and optimised for the APU

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How to backup a fit-PC2 using only a USB stick (and some creative partitioning)

July 20, 2011

This tutorial shows you how to back up your fit-PC2 workstation (or any USB-bootable computer) so you can quickly and easily restore your computer to its original state in the event of a hard drive failure, or infection by a trojan or virus.

It involves creating a new Linux partition on your existing hard drive, and works for both Windows and Linux workstations. All you need is a USB thumb drive and some free software.

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