System Tray Icon Changes

The OfficeScan system tray icon changes to reflect the status of your OfficeScan client. View the status by pointing your cursor to the icon. Below are some actions you can take based on the client status.

Status

User Action

Pattern file has not updated for a while.

Update components. If you have the privilege to update, right-click the OfficeScan icon on the system tray and click "Update Now". If you do not have the privilege, contact your OfficeScan administrator for assistance in updating components.

Real-time Scan service has been stopped.

Manually start the service.

  1. Open the Microsoft Management Console.

Click Windows Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.

OR

Click Windows Start Menu > Run. In the text box, type the following: services.msc.

  1. Select OfficeScanNT RealTime Scan and click Restart.

Real-time Scan has been disabled.

Contact your OfficeScan administrator for assistance in enabling Real-time Scan.

Real-time Scan has been disabled and client is in roaming mode.

Disable roaming mode first and then contact your OfficeScan administrator for assistance in enabling Real-time Scan.

A client within the corporate network is disconnected from the server.

Update components by right-clicking the OfficeScan icon on the system tray and selecting "Update Now". If update is successful, the client can communicate with the server. If update is unsuccessful or if you do not have the privilege to update components, contact your OfficeScan administrator for assistance.

A client cannot connect to a Smart Scan Server.

Contact your OfficeScan administrator for help in restoring the connection.