Quickstart

This guide walks through Ixiea's core workflow in about 10 minutes: create an asset, grant access, connect through the browser, and review command audit evidence.

Introduction

For a platform overview, see the introduction. You will complete these steps:

1. Prerequisites
2. Creating an asset
3. Authorizing an asset for an administrator
4. Connecting to an asset via the web
5. Auditing executed commands

Prerequisites

Install Ixiea and log in as an administrator. See Installation for deployment options.

Creating an asset

1. Open Administration → Assets in the left navigation.
2. Click Create to open the platform selection panel.
3. Choose a platform, for example Linux, and open the asset form.
4. Enter a Name(for example, "Demo Linux") and the asset IP/Host address.
5. Under Nodes, select /DEFAULT (or your target node).
6. Under Accounts, click Add and create a login account (username, secret type, and password or key).
7. Click Submit to save the asset.

Authorizing an asset for an administrator

1. Open Administration → Authorizations.
2. Click Create to open the authorization form.
3. Enter a Name(for example, "Authorize Demo Linux to Administrator").
4. Under Users, select the administrator (for example, Administrator (admin)).
5. Under Assets, select the asset you created.
6. Under Accounts, enable All existing accounts.
7. Click Submit.

Connecting to an asset via the web

Authorized users can start a brokered session from the accounts list or from the management workspace.

From Administration or PAM accounts

1. Open Administration → Accounts or PAM → Accounts.
2. In the account row, click the computer terminal icon (tooltip: Connect).
3. In the connection dialog, choose the Protocol and Connect via method (for example, Web CLI · web for shell or database access).
4. Click Connect. A browser session opens in a new tab.
5. Run a few commands (for example, whoami, ls, or a SQL statement), then end the session.

From the management workspace

1. Open Management → My assets (or Recent sessions).
2. Select the authorized asset and choose Connect with the same protocol and web client options.

Auditing executed commands

1. Open Audits in the left navigation, then go to Session commands.
2. Filter by date range or search if needed. The table lists every command and keystroke captured during brokered sessions, including shell commands, SQL, and graphical session input.
3. Click the row chevron to expand a command and view full output and session context.

For session replay and file transfer history, use Audits → Sessions and related tabs on the same page.

Next steps

You have brokered a first session and reviewed command evidence. Explore installation for production topology, session security for policy controls, and user management for onboarding your team.