Obtaining and Installing

Tectia products are shipped as Windows Installer Packages.[167] The easiest way to install is to use Windows Explorer to double-click on the included .msi files:

  • TectiaClient-version.msi

  • TectiaConnector-version.msi

  • TectiaServer-version.msi

These files can be found in the install/windows folder on your distribution media, or downloaded from the ssh.com web site, depending on how you purchased the products. The installers must be run by a user with administrative privileges. Installing the Connector package requires a reboot.

During interactive installation, you’ll see a series of dialogs; use these to specify the install directory if the default location is not appropriate. By default, Tectia products are installed within the Program Files folder in a Tectia subfolder named SSH Communications Security.[168] Files for each product are collected in separate subfolders under the Tectia subfolder:

  • SSH Secure Shell

  • SSH Accession Lite

  • SSH Tectia Connector

  • SSH Secure Shell Server

We’ll refer to these as the “installation folders.” The installers also create entries in the Start/Programs menu, under the program groups:

  • SSH Tectia Client

  • SSH Tectia Connector

  • SSH Tectia Server

The installer for the Client package optionally creates desktop icons for the GUI client application:

  • SSH Tectia Client

  • SSH Tectia Client - File Transfer

The PATH environment variable is updated to include the installation folder for the Client package, so scripts can easily access command-line programs.

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