Sintelix Agent Connections

Sintelix can harvest information from the Internet.

The harvesting function is managed by the Sintelix Agent. The user creates a harvesting request (query) within Sintelix, the Sintelix Agent application accesses the web to run the query and feeds the results back to Sintelix.

The Sintelix Agent can either be installed:

• locally, with Sintelix on the same machine.

  This is the easiest installation model which will apply to most Sintelix implementations.

• remotely, on a separate machine and then connected to Sintelix.

  This may be required:

  • for security, to maintain the Sintelix server in a protected environment, with the Agent on a separate server with different security protocols. Contact Sintelix support if you require assistance configuring a separate installation of the Sintelix Agent.
  • when using Sintelix Online, and you need to install the Sintelix Agent onto your computer.

Once the agent is installed, Sintelix needs to be connected to the agent to harvest information from the Internet. The Sintelix Agent connection can be:

• Shared (default), used by multiple users.

  By default, the installed Sintelix Agent is a shared agent, so multiple users can use the same Sintelix Agent. Shared agents only require the agent URL to connect.

• Private, requiring authorisation to be connected (private agents are disabled by default).

  A Private Agent connection is required to connect a Sintelix Agent to Sintelix Online. See Manage Private Agents.

To Manage Local Agents:

1. In Sintelix, select the Status tab
2. Select the Manage Local Agents tab on the right

The status will show as Connected or Disconnected.

If the Sintelix Agent was installed locally with Sintelix, the Sintelix Agent is automatically connected.