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# Controls

Usually after installation of the EVE software the user will find the icons of the application in the taskbar.

### <img src="/files/g16lA2ZBYkSyVLJVdeYF" alt="" data-size="line">Reveald icon.

Right-clicking on the golden EVE icon displays a window with the available administration options. The menu shows the control options of the software.

1. **Session status indicator.**
   * SessionStarted: The configuration in the Auth.json file was successfully loaded allowing the connection to the Platform Orchestrator.
   * No settings: When the Auth.json configuration file has not been loaded.
   * Invalid settings: The Auth.json file contains incorrect data, is not up to date or is from an older version of the EVE Agent.
   * Connecting: The EVE software is trying to perform the communication to the platform.
   * Connected: The EVE software has a stable communication to the Platform.
   * Disconnected: The EVE software is stopped.
   * Session Rejected: An element in the network is blocking the communication.  Same error is sown is the number of EndPoints connected exceeds the number specified in the license.

     <figure><img src="/files/oxbfy1xtZydkBQGcMLKH" alt="" width="197"><figcaption><p>Agent Controls</p></figcaption></figure>
2. **Settings.** This is the section where the EVE Agent configuration file is loaded. Two options are presented:

   * Add Setting: Option to load the Auth.json configuration file downloaded from the Platform.
   * Remove Settings: Option to delete the loaded configuration file. This option will interrupt the connection between the EndPoint and the Platform. Likewise, the isolation process is interrupted.

   <figure><img src="/files/6CWwFnTqHVRcIWQsBjLL" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>Add/Remove Settings</p></figcaption></figure>
3. **Actions.** This section allows general manipulation of the EVE software, and includes the following options:
   * Start: Allows to start the EVE software processes which will enable communication to the Platform and initiate the isolation process.
   * Stop: Stops the EVE software processes which will disable communication to the Platform and stop the isolation process.
   * Restart: Restart the EVE. software processes which will temporarily disable communication to the Platform and the isolation process. They will be enabled after a short period of time.
   * Contain Network: Indicates with color in the icon  whether the isolation process is enabled or disabled.
4. **Contain Network.** Indicates with color in the icon whether the isolation process is enabled or disabled.
5. **About.** Selecting this option opens a new window displaying information about the EVE Software.

   * Version: The version of the EVE Agent installed.
   * E.V.E.Agent: Name of the installed software.
   * Commit: It refers to a unique identifier for version control, with this id the user can track within the internal repository the features of the current version.
   * Date: Indicates the release date of the EVE Agent version.
   * Client id: Unique identifier for each EVE Agent installed, for each machine where the EVE Agent is installed, a unique Client Id is generated.
   * Agent id: Identifier to track the version of the Auth.json file that is being used by the EVE software.
   * License Installed: Type of license found in the subscription.
   * License release date: Date on which the subscription was initiated.
   * License end date: Date on which the subscription ends.
   * Isolation Group: IP Isolation group applied to the endpoint.

   <figure><img src="/files/8zXrms1PEQkuvcFzmGNY" alt="" width="406"><figcaption><p>About Window of th Agent</p></figcaption></figure>
6. **Exit.**

   Terminates all EVE software processes including the E.V.E.AgentService service, which permanently shuts down the EVE Agent.

### &#x20;<img src="/files/9MZSghRdk2zENieY1gES" alt="" data-size="line">Isolation Icon

Indicates with color in the icon  whether the isolation process is enabled or disabled.

<img src="/files/UmWLNRyMawxOd33HIWq7" alt="" data-size="line"> Network Connected: Isolation disabled.

<img src="/files/5aeFoFAl9bSZpf8uGtIh" alt="" data-size="line">Network Isolated: Isolation enabled.

This icon is displayed as a second main icon of EVE Agent. This indicates that the two processes are independent.

The description is also displayed if hover over this icon.

### Other ways to restart the EVE Agent.

If the user wish to restart the EVE software from the endpoint without using the option Actions > Restart, follow these steps:

For Windows Systems:

1. Go to Windows Services
2. Locate the E.V.E.AgentService service.
3. Right click and select the Start option.
4. The EVE software will start normally.

For Linux Systems:

1. Open a command prompt.
2. Type `pm2 restart E.V.E.`

The EVE process will restart. Type pm2 list to verify that the EVE process is initiated.