HP Sygate Security Agent User Guide

Table 3. System Tray Icon Appearance

Icon Description

Both incoming and outgoing traffic are blocked.

There is no incoming traffic; outgoing traffic is blocked.

Incoming traffic is flowing uninterrupted; outgoing traffic is blocked.

No traffic is flowing in either direction.

Both incoming and outgoing traffic flows uninterrupted; the Agent is disabled.

What Does the Flashing System Tray Icon Mean?

The system tray icon sometimes flashes on and off. This means that the Agent is in Alert mode, which is caused by an attack recorded in the Security Log. When you point your mouse over the flashing icon, a tooltip appears above the icon describing the type of attack . The icon stops flashing after one minute. For users with an Administrator account, you can also stop the icon from flashing by opening the Security Log.

The System Tray Icon Menu

You can easily configure basic aspects of the Agent without even opening the main console. By right-clicking the system tray icon, you can change your security level, view Help or log files, or disable the Agent. You can roll your mouse over the system tray icon to see your current security level.

The system tray icon includes the following right-click commands.

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