This guide gives quick instructions for getting started with Tectia Client and Server. There are two alternative client/server products for different platform architectures: Tectia Client/Server for AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows platforms, and Tectia Server for Linux on IBM System z platforms.

In this guide, we handle Tectia Server that can be installed on Linux x86 and x86-64 platforms, and Tectia Server for Linux on IBM System z (s390) platforms.

The instructions are intended for a system where Tectia Client is used to connect to Tectia Server, and both are running on the Linux or Linux on IBM System z operating system. Tectia Server for Linux on IBM System z includes also the client-side tools. For the other supported platform architectures the client side tools are provided as a separate product, Tectia Client. In this document, we use the name Tectia Client to refer also to the client-side tools on Linux on IBM System z.

The purpose of this quick start guide is to help you in getting the Tectia Client/Server solution up and running with the default settings so that you can evaluate the product.

The target audience of this guide are system administrators and other professionals who need to evaluate Tectia products. To be able to use the information presented in this document, you should have system-administrator-level knowledge on Linux/Unix concepts and know what Tectia Client and Server are meant for.

The Tectia product family includes also Tectia ConnectSecure that is capable of providing more advanced file transfer and application connectivity services in addition to the basic Secure Shell client services provided by Tectia Client. Note that this guide concentrates on Tectia Client as it is an entry-level product.