On boot, after printing the standard BIOS messages and the FreeBSD boot messages, SmallWall does not show a login prompt, but instead shows a simple menu on the console.

Using the console menu, you can assign the function of each network port: LAN, WAN, or OPT for additional optional ports such as a DMZ, additional LAN interfaces, a wireless access point, etc. You only need to assign the LAN port here, and probably want to assign the WAN interface as well. The rest can be done in the webGUI if desired. Change the IP address of the LAN port as appropriate for your network, and you are ready to connect to the webGUI to set up the remainder of your configuration as described in the next section.