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About AKIPS

What does AKIPS do?

This video provides an overview of what AKIPS is and what AKIPS does.

It explains how AKIPS sorts and stores data on more than a million interfaces every 60 seconds using your existing equipment, yet reports on only the information you need to know. It also shows how AKIPS is quick and simple to install and upgrade, how it complements your existing network tools, and how you can monitor your own network with a free trial.

AKIPS intelligent polling

This video provides an overview of AKIPS’s intelligent polling.

It explains the many smart ways in which we have engineered AKIPS to be gentle on your network, while considerably reducing your network traffic.

AKIPS evaluation process

This video will guide you through our evaluation process, so you can experience for FREE for 30 days what AKIPS can do for you.

Installing, upgrading & backing up AKIPS

AKIPS licence

To access AKIPS’s full range of features, you will need a licence. This video steps you through how to request and activate your AKIPS licence.

Deploy on a VM vs hardware

This video details the considerations and specifications for deploying AKIPS in VM vs hardware (bare metal) environments.

Installing AKIPS

This video will step you through the process of downloading and installing AKIPS.

Upgrading AKIPS

This video steps you through how to download and install upgrades in AKIPS.

Backing up AKIPS

This video steps you through how to configure and test an AKIPS backup server.

AKIPS backup scenarios

This video explains the three types of servers that may be involved in backing up and restoring AKIPS, as well as the three different backup and restore scenarios.

Configuring a new server

This video steps you through how to configure a new server and restore your AKIPS backup, in the event that your production server fails.

AKIPS settings

System settings

This video will guide you through configuring your AKIPS system settings.

User settings

This video will step you through several settings within the User menu.

Profiles & user accounts

This video will demonstrate how to configure profile groups, create user accounts and assign users to a profile.

Resetting AKIPS passwords

This video will step you through resetting your root, admin and AKIPS shell passwords.

Miscellaneous settings

This video will step you through how to customise several miscellaneous settings in AKIPS.

AKIPS functionality

Navigating the homepage

This video provides an overview of how to navigate the AKIPS homepage.

It includes how to log in and out of AKIPS, how to locate your licence and software versions, and user settings such as how to change your password. It also explains how you can reach out to our engaging customer forum and the AKIPS support team for help.