pfSense

The placement of several options under the various Advanced options tabs doesn't make much sense in current versions. Some are only at their current locations for historical reasons.

Some things should be moved, such as:

• Cryptographic and Thermal hardware - Split into two separate sections, no compelling reason to combine them these days.
• Schedules - Move from Misc to Firewall & NAT tab since it's about killing states based on rule schedules
• Gateway Monitoring - Move from Misc to Firewall & NAT tab since it's mostly about firewall states and rules based on gateway events/status.
• Load Balancing - Move from Misc to Firewall & NAT tab since it's a pf gateway behavior option, also rename so it's more clear that it is for Multi-WAN.
• Reset All States - Move from Networking Firewall & NAT tab since it's about resetting firewall states
• Advanced Options section of Firewall & NAT tab, move to bottom of the page

The Firewall & NAT page is getting rather long, however, so it may also be worth considering if that should be split into multiple tabs. For example the gateway bits could go on a Gateways & Multi-WAN tab.

It's all up for debate, but the current layout seems confusing for new users in various ways.