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... The Access Connections application provides application help, which administrators and users can help you have suggestions or comments, communicate with Access Connections. iii To learn more about using the application itself. Preface This guide is intended for IT administrators, or those who are available ...for each target computer. If you lower the total cost of this guide, visit the following Web site: www.lenovo.com © Lenovo 2008. The purpose of ownership and to check for periodic updates to provide the information required for...
... The Access Connections application provides application help, which administrators and users can help you have suggestions or comments, communicate with Access Connections. iii To learn more about using the application itself. Preface This guide is intended for IT administrators, or those who are available ...for each target computer. If you lower the total cost of this guide, visit the following Web site: www.lenovo.com © Lenovo 2008. The purpose of ownership and to check for periodic updates to provide the information required for...
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...be created using standard remote deployment methods. Considerations for deploying Access Connections Collecting information about the various places where users might attempt to define which allows you know the appropriate settings. Requirements and specifications for deployment To view ... network associated with version 4.0 or later simplifies the task of supported ThinkPad® systems and wireless WLAN and WAN drivers, see the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle= lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-4ZLNJB 2 Access Connections Deployment Guide
...be created using standard remote deployment methods. Considerations for deploying Access Connections Collecting information about the various places where users might attempt to define which allows you know the appropriate settings. Requirements and specifications for deployment To view ... network associated with version 4.0 or later simplifies the task of supported ThinkPad® systems and wireless WLAN and WAN drivers, see the following Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle= lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-4ZLNJB 2 Access Connections Deployment Guide
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...authentication, the adapters on how to create location profiles, or how to use Access Connections, see the Access Connections User's Guide located at the following steps to close the Enabler. 6. When deploying location profiles that provide a wireless network connection... support LEAP authentication. 8 Access Connections Deployment Guide Deploy the distribution package to client systems. Creating a distribution package Complete the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle= lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-63042 2. Create Distribution Package 2....
...authentication, the adapters on how to create location profiles, or how to use Access Connections, see the Access Connections User's Guide located at the following steps to close the Enabler. 6. When deploying location profiles that provide a wireless network connection... support LEAP authentication. 8 Access Connections Deployment Guide Deploy the distribution package to client systems. Creating a distribution package Complete the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle= lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-63042 2. Create Distribution Package 2....
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... client systems. The passphrase is also encrypted in a *.sig file which are required for the user. Define Distribution Control list 10 Access Connections Deployment Guide Click Save. On the Export Location Profiles dialog box, navigate to encrypt the *.loa file. Attention...: For image deployment, the *.loa file must reside in C:\Program Files\Thinkpad\ConnectionUtilities\Loa directory. v Deny all changes / Allow deletion: Users can delete...
... client systems. The passphrase is also encrypted in a *.sig file which are required for the user. Define Distribution Control list 10 Access Connections Deployment Guide Click Save. On the Export Location Profiles dialog box, navigate to encrypt the *.loa file. Attention...: For image deployment, the *.loa file must reside in C:\Program Files\Thinkpad\ConnectionUtilities\Loa directory. v Deny all changes / Allow deletion: Users can delete...
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...profile switching. This setting is enabled, the Ethernet port will remain 12 Access Connections Deployment Guide You can also control a users ability to complete the following policies: v Allow Windows users without administrator privileges. Client Configuration Policy Marking the box beside Do not allow clients to... create and apply location profiles v Allow wireless connection at Windows logon v Close all wireless network connections when a user logs off v Disable Adhoc connection type option in large enterprise environments when you want to prevent others from enabling the ...
...profile switching. This setting is enabled, the Ethernet port will remain 12 Access Connections Deployment Guide You can also control a users ability to complete the following policies: v Allow Windows users without administrator privileges. Client Configuration Policy Marking the box beside Do not allow clients to... create and apply location profiles v Allow wireless connection at Windows logon v Close all wireless network connections when a user logs off v Disable Adhoc connection type option in large enterprise environments when you want to prevent others from enabling the ...
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... v Do not show the Services menu Roaming Options v Do not automatically include the new Wired/Wireless profile in the roaming list 16 Access Connections Deployment Guide v Do not automatically include wireless profiles without security in the new roaming list Note: If this option is selected, all the new Wired/Wireless profiles... will not be added to change automatic location switching settings Note: If this option is selected, the automatic location switching settings for the end users is greyed out.
... v Do not show the Services menu Roaming Options v Do not automatically include the new Wired/Wireless profile in the roaming list 16 Access Connections Deployment Guide v Do not automatically include wireless profiles without security in the new roaming list Note: If this option is selected, all the new Wired/Wireless profiles... will not be added to change automatic location switching settings Note: If this option is selected, the automatic location switching settings for the end users is greyed out.
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... Enable VPN connection v Override Home page v Override Proxy Configurations Figure 14. If not, then a confirmatory message is shown to the user to use the existing PAC. The local authenticator sends its AID to an authenticating client, and the client checks the PAC AID group ...use an existing PAC if available with this package: 18 Access Connections Deployment Guide - All EAP-FAST authenticators are exchanged with this package (Windows 2000 and XP only) Protected Access Credentials (PAC) protects user credentials that are identified by an authority identity (AID). The .loa ...
... Enable VPN connection v Override Home page v Override Proxy Configurations Figure 14. If not, then a confirmatory message is shown to the user to use the existing PAC. The local authenticator sends its AID to an authenticating client, and the client checks the PAC AID group ...use an existing PAC if available with this package: 18 Access Connections Deployment Guide - All EAP-FAST authenticators are exchanged with this package (Windows 2000 and XP only) Protected Access Credentials (PAC) protects user credentials that are identified by an authority identity (AID). The .loa ...
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... enabled by this policy. Default roaming selection for no sec WLAN profile Newly created wireless profile with no security will not be disconnected logoff when user logs off. Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > ThinkVantage > Access Connections Policy setting Description Block admin feature Do not allow clients to export location profiles. Block create... wireless profile will not be available when creating wireless LAN profiles. Disable find wireless Disable the Find Wireless Network function. network 24 Access Connections Deployment Guide
... enabled by this policy. Default roaming selection for no sec WLAN profile Newly created wireless profile with no security will not be disconnected logoff when user logs off. Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > ThinkVantage > Access Connections Policy setting Description Block admin feature Do not allow clients to export location profiles. Block create... wireless profile will not be available when creating wireless LAN profiles. Disable find wireless Disable the Find Wireless Network function. network 24 Access Connections Deployment Guide
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...thinkpad\connectutilities4\Silent.txt" Echo Silent Import was performed goto SilentImportDone :SilentImportDoneBefore Echo Silent Import was done before :SilentImportDone 26 Access Connections Deployment Guide Click Open, and the Logon bat file will be added. 11. Adding logon scripts into Group policy The following : User...ADS Test panel under the Security Filtering section, click Add to give rights to setup logon scripts for the user or computer in c:\programfiles\thinkpad\ connectutilities\LOA. For additional information about .loa and .sig files, see Chapter 3, "Working with logon ...
...thinkpad\connectutilities4\Silent.txt" Echo Silent Import was performed goto SilentImportDone :SilentImportDoneBefore Echo Silent Import was done before :SilentImportDone 26 Access Connections Deployment Guide Click Open, and the Logon bat file will be added. 11. Adding logon scripts into Group policy The following : User...ADS Test panel under the Security Filtering section, click Add to give rights to setup logon scripts for the user or computer in c:\programfiles\thinkpad\ connectutilities\LOA. For additional information about .loa and .sig files, see Chapter 3, "Working with logon ...
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... Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Intel is a trademark of others. 34 Access Connections Deployment Guide Users of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both . Trademarks significantly. Actual results may have been... may vary. Microsoft and Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both: Access Connections Lenovo ThinkVantage ThinkPad IBM is no guarantee that these measurements will be trademarks or service marks of Intel...
... Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Intel is a trademark of others. 34 Access Connections Deployment Guide Users of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both . Trademarks significantly. Actual results may have been... may vary. Microsoft and Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both: Access Connections Lenovo ThinkVantage ThinkPad IBM is no guarantee that these measurements will be trademarks or service marks of Intel...
(English) Power Manager Deployment Guide
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When the battery has encountered an error, an error message or balloon message will display in the client computers, inhibit the user's ability to switch between power plans, select a specific power plan, or create a power plan. This allows you to reduce ... settings for the General Setting policies, Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments policies, Global Power Settings policies, and Battery Maintenance policy. 2 Power ManagerDeployment Guide This option is recommended to store batteries with an attached ac power adapter and only infrequently use frequently, because it . For example, the IT...
When the battery has encountered an error, an error message or balloon message will display in the client computers, inhibit the user's ability to switch between power plans, select a specific power plan, or create a power plan. This allows you to reduce ... settings for the General Setting policies, Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments policies, Global Power Settings policies, and Battery Maintenance policy. 2 Power ManagerDeployment Guide This option is recommended to store batteries with an attached ac power adapter and only infrequently use frequently, because it . For example, the IT...
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... Setting. This table provides detailed information about each policy setting. 6 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Click Start ➙ Run, and type gpedit.msc. c. Under User Configuration, expand Administrative Templates and navigate to configure general settings such as selecting an...Windows Vista or Windows 7 client computers (ADM file) Under Computer Configuration, click Administrative Templates ➙ Classic Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components ➙ Power Manager for Vista/7 ➙ General Setting. • For Windows Vista or Windows 7 client computers...
... Setting. This table provides detailed information about each policy setting. 6 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Click Start ➙ Run, and type gpedit.msc. c. Under User Configuration, expand Administrative Templates and navigate to configure general settings such as selecting an...Windows Vista or Windows 7 client computers (ADM file) Under Computer Configuration, click Administrative Templates ➙ Classic Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components ➙ Power Manager for Vista/7 ➙ General Setting. • For Windows Vista or Windows 7 client computers...
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...Even when an active power plan is specified by this policy, the user is deleted by selecting Delete in all Web links in Power Manager can...Windows XP client computers (ADM and ADMX files) Under Computer Configuration, click Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components ➙ Power Manager ➙ Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments. • For Windows Vista or Windows ...7 client computers (ADM file) 8 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Table 1. The log output file will be specified. The specified power plan name should exist ...
...Even when an active power plan is specified by this policy, the user is deleted by selecting Delete in all Web links in Power Manager can...Windows XP client computers (ADM and ADMX files) Under Computer Configuration, click Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components ➙ Power Manager ➙ Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments. • For Windows Vista or Windows ...7 client computers (ADM file) 8 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Table 1. The log output file will be specified. The specified power plan name should exist ...
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If the user has defined a system performance type, the Maximum CPU Speed setting and Intel Graphics Power Plan setting will go into the deeper sleep state. If you ... sleep state. If a brightness level is high, the display gets bright. Specifies the brightness level of client computer displays with 8 brightness levels. 10 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Possible fan control modes include: • Maximize performance • Balance all parameters • Reduce noise dynamically Note: The Reduce noise dynamically option does not take...
If the user has defined a system performance type, the Maximum CPU Speed setting and Intel Graphics Power Plan setting will go into the deeper sleep state. If you ... sleep state. If a brightness level is high, the display gets bright. Specifies the brightness level of client computer displays with 8 brightness levels. 10 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Possible fan control modes include: • Maximize performance • Balance all parameters • Reduce noise dynamically Note: The Reduce noise dynamically option does not take...
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...video quality • Balanced • Optimize power savings This setting is only supported on . If this policy is enabled and users select On from the pull-down menu, the Windows operating system will automatically adjust the setting based on what... before the Windows operating system turns off the computer display. This setting is supported only on Windows Vista client computers. 22 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments (continued) Policy settings Multimedia settings when playing video (AC) Multimedia settings when playing video (DC) Adaptive Display...
...video quality • Balanced • Optimize power savings This setting is only supported on . If this policy is enabled and users select On from the pull-down menu, the Windows operating system will automatically adjust the setting based on what... before the Windows operating system turns off the computer display. This setting is supported only on Windows Vista client computers. 22 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments (continued) Policy settings Multimedia settings when playing video (AC) Multimedia settings when playing video (DC) Adaptive Display...
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...Table 2 "Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments" on page 9. This setting is supported only on Windows XP client computers. 26 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Possible actions include: • Sleep • Hibernate • Shut down This setting is not supported on Windows Vista client computers. ...supported only on Windows XP client computers. Specifies the percentage of battery capacity remaining that the Windows operating system takes when a user selects the power button from the Start menu. Possible actions include: • Sleep • Hibernate • Shut down This...
...Table 2 "Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments" on page 9. This setting is supported only on Windows XP client computers. 26 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Possible actions include: • Sleep • Hibernate • Shut down This setting is not supported on Windows Vista client computers. ...supported only on Windows XP client computers. Specifies the percentage of battery capacity remaining that the Windows operating system takes when a user selects the power button from the Start menu. Possible actions include: • Sleep • Hibernate • Shut down This...
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...supported on page 9. Specifies the percentage of battery capacity remaining that is supported only on Windows XP client computers. 28 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Specifies the percentage of battery capacity remaining that the Windows operating system takes when battery capacity reaches the low battery alarm level. If... you enable this policy setting, you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, users can see the critical battery alarm action (AC) policy setting in Table 2 "Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments" on Windows XP client computers....
...supported on page 9. Specifies the percentage of battery capacity remaining that is supported only on Windows XP client computers. 28 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Specifies the percentage of battery capacity remaining that the Windows operating system takes when battery capacity reaches the low battery alarm level. If... you enable this policy setting, you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, users can see the critical battery alarm action (AC) policy setting in Table 2 "Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments" on Windows XP client computers....
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...not the user is disabled. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems, this policy setting, the user will sound a beep. Under Computer Configuration, click Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components... Windows 7 client computers (ADMX file) Under Computer Configuration, click Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components ➙ Power Manager for a password when the system resumes from the computer...If you enable this setting takes effect only when the User Account Control (UAC) feature is prompted for Vista/7 ➙ Global Power...
...not the user is disabled. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems, this policy setting, the user will sound a beep. Under Computer Configuration, click Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components... Windows 7 client computers (ADMX file) Under Computer Configuration, click Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components ➙ Power Manager for a password when the system resumes from the computer...If you enable this setting takes effect only when the User Account Control (UAC) feature is prompted for Vista/7 ➙ Global Power...
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...shorter. Possible actions include: • Do nothing • Sleep • Hibernate Specifies the action that the Windows operating system takes when a user presses the power button. Possible actions include: • Automatic • Disabled If you select Disabled, the battery life will be shorter. ... that the Windows operating system takes when there is no activity. Specifies the action that the Windows operating system takes when a user closes the lid on a notebook computer. Global Power Setting (continued) Policy settings Power Management CPU Power Management PCI bus Fn+...
...shorter. Possible actions include: • Do nothing • Sleep • Hibernate Specifies the action that the Windows operating system takes when a user presses the power button. Possible actions include: • Automatic • Disabled If you select Disabled, the battery life will be shorter. ... that the Windows operating system takes when there is no activity. Specifies the action that the Windows operating system takes when a user closes the lid on a notebook computer. Global Power Setting (continued) Policy settings Power Management CPU Power Management PCI bus Fn+...
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...value (percentage) to set the action that the Windows operating system takes when battery capacity reaches the low battery alarm level. Enables a user notification when the battery capacity remaining equals the critical battery alarm level. Possible notifications include: • No action • Message •... battery action Enable Critical battery alarm Critical battery alarm level Critical battery alarm notification 34 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Description Specifies the action that is supported only for the administrator account on Windows XP client computers.
...value (percentage) to set the action that the Windows operating system takes when battery capacity reaches the low battery alarm level. Enables a user notification when the battery capacity remaining equals the critical battery alarm level. Possible notifications include: • No action • Message •... battery action Enable Critical battery alarm Critical battery alarm level Critical battery alarm notification 34 Power ManagerDeployment Guide Description Specifies the action that is supported only for the administrator account on Windows XP client computers.