Tasks you can do from the target icon
When the BigFix® Remote Control target software is installed, the target icon is visible in the taskbar.
- Rolling the mouse over the icon
- You can roll the mouse pointer over the icon to display the computer name, IP address, and FIPS status of the target.
- Right-clicking the icon
- You have the following options when you right-click the icon:
- Open BigFix® Remote Control - Target
- Use this option to display the target interface. For more information about the interface, see The target interface.
- About
- Use this option to display the version number of the currently installed target software.
Note: The version number is useful for reporting connectivity issues to HCL software support.
- Online help
- Use this option to access the BigFix® Remote Control online documentation.
- Connection info
- Use this option to display the target computer name and IP address.
- Report status to server
- Use this option to force the target to contact the server and report its status to it.
- Who is connected?
- Use this option to display the user ID of the controller user and the IP address and MAC address
of the controller system that established the remote control session. Note: This option is available only during a remote control session.
- Disconnect
- Use this option to disconnect the target from any remote control session.
- System Information
- Use this option to generate a sysinfo.txt file, which contains information about the target such as computer name, vendor, model, IP address, and running processes. The file is displayed in a text file.
- Transfer folder
- Use this option to open the folder that is used for transferring files to and from the server.
- Enter connection code
- Use this option to enter the connection code that is required to start a session through a broker. For more information, see Starting a remote control session that uses a broker.
- Double-clicking the icon
- Double-click the icon to open the target interface. For more information, see The target interface.