# Configuring Agent settings

**Last Updated On**: 27 May 2026  
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## Agent

Agent is a lightweight software that is installed on the computers that are required to be managed by Application Control Plus. This software will help you implement and execute all the policies distributed to those computers.

## Agent settings

Application Control Plus's agent settings allows you to customize the agent functioning according to your business use-cases. To configure the agent settings, navigate to *Agent > Settings > Agent Settings.*

![how to configure agent settings](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/application-control/help/device-onboarding/agent-settings.webp)

### General settings

Under General Settings, you can add your central server's IP address. In addition, you can allow your agents to detect automatically and save the updated IP address of the server.

You can allow the agents to perform a checksum validation before downloading any binaries from the server.

You can configure the actions like performing patch scanning, enabling wake on LAN settings, performing inventory scanning, that needs to performed right after your agent installation.

![general settings in agent settings](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/application-control/help/device-onboarding/agentsettings-general.webp)

### Agent Protection Settings

This customization is available to provide a baseline security standards to your agents. This includes restricting end-user from uninstalling the agent on their own and stopping the agent's service.

If you enable the option, **Restrict end-users from uninstalling the agent and distribution server** and click **Save**, it will prevent the user from uninstalling the agent manually, but the Admin can still uninstall the agent manually on computers through OTP.

The OTP for uninstalling the agent can be viewed on the **console** by navigating to *Agent > Scope of Management > Computers*. It can also be viewed in the **Mobile App** by navigating to *Menu > Scope of Management > Computers > Actions*.

> **Note:** Kindly note that reboot is not necessary after enabling or disabling the agent protection settings.

If you enable **Restrict end-users from stopping agent service** and click **Save**, **Manageengine UEMS-Agent** service cannot be found in the Services console. Kindly note that it applies only for Windows.

![agent protection settings](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/application-control/help/device-onboarding/agentsettings-agentprotection.webp)

### Agent Tray Icon settings

Agent tray icon is a self-service meta functionality that helps end-users to access the required services in order to contact the central server. These include self service portal, patch scanning, inventory scanning, launching helpdesk, applying configurations on-demand, troubleshooting agents, last logon details and server details.

To customize this, navigate to *Agent > Settings > Agent Settings > Agent Tray Icon*. A list of options will be available for you to customize and personalize the end-user's experience.

![agent tray icon](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/application-control/help/device-onboarding/agentsettings-agenttrayicon.webp)