Desktop

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Desktop

The EventSentry service can notify the GUI whenever an event occurs. The GUI can be configured to

•	display a popup window

•	display a balloon

•	play a wav file

These settings are configured in the General section. Please note that the GUI must be running for the Desktop action to work.

Since the desktop action uses windows mailslots to send messages across the network which do not support encryption or authentication, it is recommended that you do not send security-sensitive information through this notification. You are also encouraged to verify security-sensitive messages received through the Desktop action from remote hosts, as they can be forged quite easily.

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Hostname

Specify the host name where the messages are being sent to. Use a single dot . for the hostname to send messages to the local machine.

Test

You can click the test button to send a test message to the GUI itself. You should then see either a popup window, a balloon and/or hear a sound.