After a successful installation, SSH Tectia Client and SSH Tectia Server or SSH Tectia Server for Linux on IBM System z are automatically started at reboot and they keep running in the background until you stop them manually, or shut the host down.

You can use SSH Tectia Client and SSH Tectia Server with the default settings to test their functions. For instructions of opening a secure connection for the first time, see Chapter 3.

It is also possible to customize the behaviour of the SSH Tectia client/server solution according to current needs. To learn more about modifying the SSH Tectia configuration for different purposes, refer to the later chapters in this manual: