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Make the system tray icon visible and update security settings

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Allow users to update security settings by making the system tray icon visible.

  1. Select Menu → Systems → System Tree.

  2. On the Assigned Policies tab, select Trellix Agent in the Product drop-down list.

  3. Click the name of a policy that is in the General category.

  4. Select Show the Trellix system tray icon (Windows only).

    • To allow users to update security on-demand, select Allow end users to update security from the Trellix system tray menu.

      When selected, users who are running Trellix Agent can update all products when an update package is present in the repository.

    • To allow users to enable system tray icon in a remote desktop session, select Enable Trellix system tray icon in a remote desktop session.

  5. When you have completed your changes to the default configuration, click Save.