Vocera System Tray Icon

Learn about the use and function of the Vocera system tray.

When the Vocera Voice Server, Vocera SIP Telephony Gateway, or Vocera Client Gateway server starts running, the Vocera system tray icon appears in the server notification area at the right of the taskbar.

Figure 1. System tray System tray

You can use the Vocera system tray icon to start the Vocera Control Panel for your user session. The Vocera Control Panel displays status messages and lets you control the server.

Note: Windows 2008 R2 systems may require additional configuration to add the Vocera Control Panel system tray options to the notification area.
The Vocera system tray icon changes to display the status of the server:
Table 1. Vocera system tray icons

Icon

Description

System tray

The server is running. You can use the Vocera system tray icon to start the Vocera Control Panel.

System tray obfuscated

The server is not running. You can use the Vocera system tray icon to start the server.

System tray processing

The server is processing a stop or start request.

To display the Vocera Control Panel:

Note: On the Vocera Voice Server, a Command Prompt window called Vocera Launcher Console also appears. It displays status messages as Vocera processes are started and stopped.

To start up the server: