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What the TrafficCompressor System Tray Icon Indicates

TrafficCompressor indicates its current state using the system tray icon. TrafficCompressor changes the icon color when the TrafficCompressor state is changed.
You can access TrafficCompressor preferences, compression statistics and other options by right-clicking on the system tray icon and selecting a menu item.
System tray icon
System tray icon Meaning
Green icon TrafficCompressor is enabled and works properly. You Internet traffic is compressed.
Note: TrafficCompressor will only compress only the traffic for the Internet protocols that are selected in Protocols preferences.
Animated green icon or Reduced green icon TrafficCompressor is compressing incoming or outgoing traffic.
Green icon with
exclamation mark TrafficCompressor has lost connection with TrafficCompressor server. Your current active Internet sessions (e.g. web browsing, e-mail receiving and so on) will not be aborted. The Internet sessions will just be suspended. If TrafficCompressor restores the server connection within 2 minutes your Internet sessions will be resumed, that is your web browser will continue to load the web page, your e-mail client will continue to receive the e-mail message and so on.
Usually that icon appears when your modem has been disconnected.
Red icon TrafficCompressor servers are busy and not able to accept a new connection at the moment. Your Internet traffic is not compressed. When a TrafficCompressor server becomes available, TrafficCompresor will automatically connect to it.
Red icon TrafficCompressor is not connected to TrafficCompressor server. Your Internet traffic is not compressed. When TrafficCompressor server becomes available, TrafficCompressor will automatically establish connection with the server and traffic compression will be activated.
Usually that icon appears when your Internet connection is not active or TrafficCompressor server is not available for some reason.
White icon TrafficCompressor is disabled. Your Internet traffic is not compressed. To enable TrafficCompressor right-click on the icon and select "Enable TrafficCompressor" menu item.