Starting and Using the Software

The Personal Firewall is usually set to start automatically when you turn on your computer, protecting you immediately. If you want to make changes in the configuration of your Personal Firewall or if you want to review logs of potential attacks on your Personal Firewall, you bring up the application itself so that you can make changes.

You have two main ways of opening the Personal Firewall application:

• System Tray Icon—This way is easy to find: it is the icon that is on your system tray. Normally, it looks like this
  , an appearance that indicates that all is well, and that your system is transmitting traffic both to and from the network. To use the system tray icon, right click on it and make choices from there. For more information on how to use the system tray icon, see "Shortcut to the Personal Firewall: the System Tray Icon."

• The Main Console—This is the control center for the Personal Firewall. From here, you have access to all of the settings and rules for the Personal Firewall. To bring up the main console, choose Sygate Personal Firewall from the Start menu. The main console appears.