Overview and Basic Functions
Overview and Basic Functions
Opening EgoSecure Agent
- Once you start the computers, the EgoSecure Agent starts automatically. In the right part of the window task bar the tray icon of the Agent appears .
- Double-click
on to open the Agent.
Agent main elements
As a client component of the EgoSecure Data Protection software suite, the EgoSecure Agent controls your access to devices, data and applications on the computer and on the network. In addition, the EgoSecure Agent provides other features that help to securely manage your data.
The layout of the EgoSecure Agent interface depends on the modules enabled for the logged in user and/or computer.
The following modules can be activated:
- Access Control
- Encryption
- Antivirus
- Green IT
- Secure Erase
- Password Manager
In the module selection list, you can see which modules are active (1). If the window is too small to display all modules, >> appears at the end of the bar so that you can access other modules. With the symbols on the rights edge (2)
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Below the module selection bar, you can see the credentials of the active user and computer (3). Click on 
to see more information in a pop up. You can copy it with Ctrl+C or clicking the copy button, and the pop up can be closed with Ctrl+X or the close button.
Via the Refresh rights (4) button you can refresh your permission profile.
Change User
By default, the logged in Windows user is logged in to the EgoSecure Agent. You can change the user. So, for example, an administrator with more extensive access rights logs in for a short time and uses his permission profile to perform actions that are not allowed to the default user of the computer.
- Click the action button in the EgoSecure Agent toolbar.
- Select Login... from the context menu.
- The Login… dialog opens.
- Enter the login data of the Windows user you want to login with.
- Click OK to confirm.
- A message that the user [name] has successfully logged on to the Agent appears. The permission profile of the newly registered user applies.
- To return the permission profile of the logged in Windows user, click the action button again.
- Select the Logoff user [name].
EgoSecure Agent resumes the permission profile of the logged in Windows user.
Import settings
The administrator can give you a file to update the settings of your permission profile.
- Click on the action button in the EgoSecure Agent toolbar.
- Select Import settings... from the context menu.
- The Open dialog appears.
- Select the EgoSecure settings file with the .esd extension and click Open.
The imported settings are applied immediately and the permission profile is updated.
Enter unblocking code
If your Agent works offline, you need an unblocking code to apply the rights requested from the administrator. For details, see Requesting access rights.
- Click on in the EgoSecure Agent toolbar.
- Select Enter unblocking code from the context menu.
- The Enter unblocking code dialog opens.
- Enter the code which you received from the administrator.
- Click OK to confirm.
The success message appears. The new access rights are applied and displayed. New code doesn’t replace the previous one.
Navigating in popup messages
For navigating in EgoSecure Agent popup messages, use Windows keyboard shortcuts.