Alertus
Desktop Activator
The purpose of
this button is to alert the security team of a security emergency at a staff
member’s specific location on campus. In order to be able to identify where
a particular staff member is on campus you will be prompted to complete the
following form the next time you log into your machine, after today’s software
deployment. It is important that all staff take the time to fill out this form
so that, in case of an emergency, our first responders can locate staff members
quickly and efficiently.
If you do not
receive the Desktop Activator update and believe you should have, ITS Security
(its.security@ptsem.edu).
To be sure, the
prompted form will look like this:
This icon will
appear on your desktop and look like this:
It will also
appear in your system tray in the bottom right corner of your screen:
You can also
edit this information at any time by right clicking the Alertus Activator
button icon in your system tray and selecting the ‘Settings’ option as follows:
