Getting Started with Interno

Overview

Interno is the Zeron Command Center. It pulls data out of the security and IT tools you already run, keeps it in one place, and lets you build dashboards, run queries and track risks against it.

This guide takes you from first login to your first connected integration and your first dashboard.

Prerequisites

An active Zeron account with Interno enabled for your organization
For step 3, an administrator account and the credentials for one of your security tools

Step 1: Log In

Go to your organization's Zeron login page.
Sign in with your credentials, or with single sign-on if your organization uses it.

Step 2: Learn the Sidebar

The sidebar is grouped. Click a group to expand it.

Sidebar item	What it is for
ZIN Advisor	Chat with the AI assistant about your Interno data (Zeron cloud only)
Dashboard	Build and view dashboards from your collected data
Assets → Asset Inventory	Browse the records collected from your integrations
Assets → Manual Ingestion	Upload data that no integration provides
Assets → Query Library	Saved widgets, evidence queries and alert queries
Risk Register	Track and manage identified risks
Reports	Generate reports
Admin → Integrations	Connect and manage your security and IT tools
Admin → Management	Users, groups, departments, permissions and activity logs
Admin → Settings	Organization details and, on the cloud platform, Billing & Plans

Note: Which items you can open depends on your permissions. Until Interno has collected any data, only Integrations, Management, Settings and Manual Ingestion are enabled — everything else stays greyed out until there is data to show.

Step 3: Connect Your First Integration

Navigation: Sidebar → Admin → Integrations

Click Admin, then Integrations.
Find the tool you want using the Search box, or narrow the catalogue with the Category filter.
Click the tool's card. A panel slides in from the right.
Click Add <tool> Credentials.
Fill in the form:

Name — your label for this connection. It may contain only letters, digits, and the characters . _ -, with no spaces, and it cannot be changed later.
Version and Authentication Method — shown only for tools that offer a choice.
The credential fields for that tool, such as base URL, username, password, client ID or client secret.
Use Proxy?, HTTP Proxy, HTTPS Proxy and No Proxy — only needed if Zeron must reach the tool through a proxy.

Click Save Changes.

Once saved, the credential appears as a card in the same panel and the first scan starts by itself. Click the Scan Information icon on the card to watch its status go from Processing to Completed. Later scans run automatically on a schedule, and you can use Start Scan in the three-dot Actions menu whenever you want fresh data.

Tip: Start with the tool that holds the most of your estate. Full step-by-step instructions are in How to Configure Connectors/Integrations.

Step 4: Check the Data Arrived

Navigation: Sidebar → Assets → Asset Inventory

Open Asset Inventory.
On the Assets Listing tab, pick an entry from the Source: dropdown.
The count chip next to the dropdown tells you how many records Interno holds for that source.

If the dropdown is empty, the first scan has not finished yet. If the scan shows Failed, hover the Failed chip in Scan Information to read why, correct the credential with Edit, and use Start Scan.

Step 5: Build a Dashboard

Navigation: Sidebar → Dashboard

The page opens on Create or select a dashboard, with two ways to make one:

Option	What it does
Create Dashboard with ZIN	Generates a dashboard from a prompt you write in plain English
Create dashboard using Template	Lets you pick widgets from standard templates

If you already have dashboards, up to eight of them are listed below these options under Or open an existing dashboard — click one to open it.

The Top Bar and Sidebar Footer

Control	Where	What it does
Collapse handle	Top left	Collapses the sidebar to icons, or expands it again
ZIN search bar	Top bar, Zeron cloud only, once Interno holds data	A shortcut to the AI assistant; see How to Use the ZIN AI Copilot
Light and dark toggle	Top right	Switches the colour theme
App switcher	Top right	Opens the other Zeron products your organisation has
Your avatar	Top right	Shows your email, links to Terms of Service and Learn Product, and Sign out
Contact Support	Bottom of the sidebar	On the Zeron cloud it opens the support portal. On an on-premises deployment it opens a window with the support email, contacts and a Support Portal button.

Interno signs you out after 15 minutes without activity and shows Session Expired!

Step 6: Where to Go Next

Task	Navigation
Ask questions about your data	Sidebar → ZIN Advisor
Browse collected records	Sidebar → Assets → Asset Inventory
Reuse saved widgets, evidence and alerts	Sidebar → Assets → Query Library
Upload data no tool provides	Sidebar → Assets → Manual Ingestion
Track risks	Sidebar → Risk Register
Generate a report	Sidebar → Reports
Add users and set permissions	Sidebar → Admin → Management

Troubleshooting

Most of the sidebar is greyed out → Interno has no data yet. Connect an integration and run its first scan; the rest of the sidebar unlocks once data arrives.

ZIN Advisor is missing from the sidebar → It is available on the Zeron cloud platform only, not on on-premises deployments.

A sidebar item opens an access-denied screen → Your role does not carry the permission for that area. Ask your administrator.

Saving an integration failed with a message about the name → The name may contain only letters, digits, and . _ -, with no spaces, it must be no longer than 100 characters, and it must not already be used by another credential for the same tool.

Every page shows an access-denied screen → Your account holds no permissions yet. Ask your administrator to add you to a group.

Asset Inventory has no sources to choose → No scan has completed yet. Open the integration's credential card, click Scan Information and check the status. If it failed, fix the credential and use Start Scan.

I need another Zeron product enabled for my organization → Products are assigned by Zeron, not from your own organization settings. Contact your Zeron representative.

Need more help? Contact support@zeron.one