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- Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 1
Access Connections Deployment Guide Date: April 15, 2008 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 2
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Access Connections Deployment Guide Date: April 15, 2008 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 4
2008. Portions © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2005. All rights reserved. LENOVO products, data, computer software, and services have been developed exclusively at private expense and are sold to governmental entities as commercial items as defined by 48 C.F.R. 2.101 with - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 5
instructions and solutions for working with Access Connections. If you have suggestions or comments, communicate with your Lenovo™ authorized representative. To learn more about the technologies that can help you lower the total cost of ownership and to check for periodic updates to this guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 6
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Access Connections . . 2 Requirements and specifications for deployment . 2 Access Connections deployment Deleting locked profiles 22 Updating deployed Profiles 22 Upgrade Access Connections on structure 32 Appendix C. Notices 33 Trademarks 34 © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. v - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 8
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network from a specific location, such as manually. A location profile supports advanced security settings, default printer, and automatic application launch. Access Connections has the ability to support automatic location switching between Ethernet services Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 1 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 10
manually Ethernet specifications for deployment To view the current list 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 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 11
to IT professionals only at: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle= lenovo&lndocid=ACON-DEPLOY For more information about Connections on the client computer. v Deployment packages are encrypted and password protected to be sure that only authorized individuals can import the - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 12
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instructions package to the hard disk drive. For example: C:\Drivers\W2k\Accon. Connections designed specifically for Windows restart the system later. This will prevent automatic restart. d) Copy the script file generated at C:\Windows\setup.iss to your local directory. © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 14
e) Rename the script file to uninst.iss. 2) Enter the following command: \setup.exe -S-f1\uninst.iss anything -f2x 6 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 15
on to client systems, download and install the Administrator Profile Deployment feature from the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle= lenovo&lndocid=ACON-DEPLOY Note: The Import/Export feature of Access Connections is used for migrating - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 16
and hot-spot connections For instructions on how to create location profiles, or how to use Access Connections, see the Access Connections User's Guide located at the following Lenovo Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle= lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-63042 2. Create or - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 17
The following screen captures provide examples for Windows 2000 or XP, and Windows Vista: Figure 4. Create Distribution Package panel for Windows 2000 and XP Figure 5. Create Distribution Package panel for Windows Vista 3. Select the User Access Policy from the drop down menu. The user access policy - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 18
, the .loa and .sig files which are required for deployment are saved in C:\Program Files\Thinkpad\ConnectionUtilities\Loa directory. Attention: For image deployment, the *.loa file must reside in the Access numbers. Figure 6. Define Distribution Control list 10 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 19
primarily for securing the distribution of the profile location file (*.loa), when it is being sent to remote users for manual importing. Distribution control lists ensure that individuals install appropriate network connection profiles only. The Distribution Control List helps reduce unauthorized - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 20
. v Automatic location profile switching. v Checking for updates. Global settings: On the Network panel of Global Ethernet adapter when Ethernet cable is unplugged Note: If this setting is enabled, the Ethernet port will be disabled when the Ethernet cable is unplugged from the system. The Ethernet - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 21
disabled even when the Ethernet cable is plugged in again. To re-enable the Ethernet port, manually apply the profile for the Ethernet connection. v Enable auto deletion of unused profiles v Disable the Peer to Peer community feature Chapter 3. Working with the Administrator Feature 13 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 22
task tray v Show the wireless status icon in the task tray v Display the progress indicator window when a profile is being applied 14 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 23
Figure 11. Notification for Global Settings Chapter 3. Working with the Administrator Feature 15 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 24
v Do not show warning message when connecting to an unencrypted network v Do not show the Services menu Roaming Options v Do not automatically include the new Wired/Wireless profile in the new roaming wireless profiles without security in the roaming list 16 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 25
Note: If this option is selected, none encryption profile will not be added to the automatic location switching. Default Options for Additional Settings v Network Security - Disable internet connection sharing - Enable Windows firewall - Disable file and printer sharing v Start applications - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 26
include PAC AID Groups when you create the distribution package, mark the check box Include PAC AID Groups with this package: 18 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 27
Figure 15. Create Distribution Package Create a new PAC AID Group by completing the following steps: 1. On the Define PAC AID Groups panel, click Groups. 2. Right click on Available Pacs. Note: The PAC with the AID which is intended to included in the Group must be present on the machine where the - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 28
can be copied to the installation folder of Access Connections and will be detected and imported silently on the next reboot. 20 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 29
. v Upgrade existing Access driver/application, Hotkey Fn+F5 utility, and Power Management driver Files\ThinkPad\ConnectUtilities page 31. 5. After restarting the system, Access the manage profiles window and manually import the package by providing Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 21 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 30
loa and *.sig) into the Access Connections installed directory (default installed directory is C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\ConnectUtilities) of the existing client computer. 3. After restarting the system, Access Connection runs automatically and detects the distribution package and import the package - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 31
policies for Access Connections. The tvtacad.adm file can be downloaded from Lenovo Web site. Complete the following steps for adding the Access Connections Administrative Access Connections. This file supports Access Connections 4.2 and above. © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 23 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 32
auto switching Disable the automatic location profile switching feature. Disable check update Disable the check for updates feature. Disable ethernet adapter Ethernet adapter will be disabled when the Ethernet cable is plugged out. Disable find wireless Disable the Find Wireless Network - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 33
credentials. After enabling this option, system restart is required. Not available Windows Vista. create new location profiles with Ethernet or wireless connections and switch edit security setting in location profile. Hide services menu Do not show services menu. This setting is not available in - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 34
into Group policy The following steps provide instruction on how to setup logon scripts for thinkpad\connectutilities4\Silent.txt" Echo Silent Import was performed goto SilentImportDone :SilentImportDoneBefore Echo Silent Import was done before :SilentImportDone 26 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 35
a user logs onto a domain, the Acloa.bat executes and does the following: v Checks for the file silent.txt at the following client location: c:\programfiles\thinkpad\connectutilities v If the silent.txt file exists, it does not copy the .loa and .sig files but exits. v If the silent.txt file does - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 36
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v Enter a special monitor mode in which all roaming is blocked, Ethernet as well as Wireless. Also when the third party application that has except for profile manager service. \qctray.exe/killac v Restart all Access Connections qctray.exe /help © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 29 - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 38
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for your system: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do? sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-4ZLNJB v LSID This driver is required for Access Connections to interface with the Lenovo ThinkPad /L3000 system BIOS. Using a lower layer system BIOS interface, Access Connections controls wireless - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 40
forced system restart at the driver that is required for Access Connections to interface with Lenovo ThinkPad /L3000 system BIOS. Using a lower layer system BIOS interface, Access Connections controls wireless devices and system dependent hardware features. 32 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 41
operation of any other product, program, or service. Lenovo may have patents or pending patent applications covering support applications where malfunction may result in injury or death to persons. The information contained in this document does not affect or change Lenovo product specifications - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 42
specific environment. The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both: Access Connections Lenovo ThinkVantage ThinkPad IBM , or both. Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 34 Access Connections Deployment - Lenovo ThinkPad T410si | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 43
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