Manufacturer:  pfSense

Model(s):  pfSense Community Edition

Version(s): 2.6.0-RELEASE (amd64)

URL: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/netflow-with-softflowd.html

Notes:

• softflowd is a NetFlow collector that can be deployed on pfSense® software.
• There is a package available under System > Packages on the Available Packages tab. Find it in the list, click + at the end of its row, and confirm the installation.

Configuration steps

Configuring and Launching softflowd – Once the package has been installed, visit Services > softflowd to configure the service.

• Interface – Ctrl-click to select all of the interfaces upon which the daemon will gather NetFlow data.
• Host – The target NetFlow server which will receive flow data.
• Port – The port on the Host which is listening for NetFlow data.
• Max Flows – The number of flows to track before older flows expire.
• NetFlow Version – The desired version of the NetFlow protocol.