Upgrading to pfSense CE 2.8.0 is a straightforward process for existing users. Simply follow these steps:

on how to flash this image to a USB drive or configure it for a virtual machine

: This is a Gzip-compressed ISO disk image. You must decompress it before you can flash it to a bootable medium. Key Features in pfSense CE 2.8.0

By default, pfSense allows all traffic from LAN to WAN. While convenient, you should at least: