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Getting Started

Requirements

Before you install, make sure the site meets these baseline requirements. Skans is designed to run on modest hardware inside an isolated network — you do not need internet access on the enclave.

Appliance hardware #

Component Minimum Recommended
CPU 4 cores (x86-64) 8+ cores
Memory 8 GB 16–32 GB
Storage 128 GB SSD 512 GB+ NVMe
Network 1 × 1GbE 2 × 1GbE (mgmt + data)
Note

Sizing scales with device count and how much telemetry you retain. For multi-site or thousands of devices, add Edges per site rather than growing one box — see the architecture overview in the Introduction.

Network #

  • A management subnet the appliance can own (DHCP/DNS can be delegated to Skans or run alongside).
  • Switch support for 802.1X and RADIUS-assigned VLANs if you want network access control (recommended for camera/IoT segments).
  • Span/mirror or inline visibility for the segments you want monitored.
Warning

Skans is air-gap-first. It does not require outbound internet, and for isolated enclaves you should keep it that way. Where a feature needs external data (e.g. CVE feeds), bring it in through a controlled, signed update — never by opening the enclave to the internet.

Access you’ll need #

  • Physical or console access to the appliance for first boot.
  • An administrator credential for the initial console login.
  • For Windows endpoint management: rights to deploy the agent (GPO or a signed installer).

Supported devices #

Skans manages two lanes:

  1. Agent-managed — Windows workstations and servers run the lightweight agent.
  2. Agentless — cameras, IoT, OT, and network gear are managed over their native protocols (ONVIF, SNMP, vendor APIs, syslog).

Vendor coverage is provided by a signed, versioned driver pack that loads at runtime, so new device support ships without upgrading the whole platform.