After a successful installation, Tectia Client and Tectia Server 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 Tectia Client and Tectia Server with the default settings to test their functions. For instructions on opening a secure connection for the first time, see Chapter 3.

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