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- Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 1
Access Connections Deployment Guide Date: April 15, 2008 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 2
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Access Connections Deployment Guide Date: April 15, 2008 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (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 X32 | (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 X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 6
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computers 21 Deleting locked profiles 22 Updating deployed Profiles 22 Upgrade Access Connections on existing computers 22 Chapter . . 31 The integrated Access Connections package . . . 31 Directory structure 32 Appendix C. Notices 33 Trademarks 34 © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. v - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 8
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network adapter. Virtual private network (VPN) connections are also supported. By switching between location profiles as you move your computer from place to place, Access Connections can quickly and easily help users connect to a network without having to reconfigure network settings manually - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 10
. Requirements and 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 X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 11
deployment features The Access Connections Administrator Profile Deployment feature is required to deploy location profiles that you create for client users. The Administrator Profile Deployment feature is available to IT professionals only at: http://www.lenovo.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 12
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Windows® 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista® and then log on with administrative privileges. 2. Extract the Access Connections software package to the hard disk drive. For example: C:\Drivers a) Go to the Access Connections install directory and Run setup.exe -r -remove. b) Click Uninstall when - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (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 X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 15
will create the deployment feature menu on Access Connection main application panel. Figure 1. Enabler for Administrator Profile Deployment Feature for Windows 2000 and XP Figure 2. Enabler for Administrator Profile Deployment Feature for Windows Vista © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 7 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 16
connections v Branch-office connections v Connections while traveling 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 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 17
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 profile. v Deny network setting changes / Deny deletion: The network settings in the profile - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 18
Connections policy settings for the following options: v "Distribution Control List with this package" v "Client Configuration Policy" on page 11 v "PAC AID Groups with this package (Windows 2000 and XP serial numbers. Figure 6. Define Distribution Control list 10 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 19
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 network access. Creating Groups: When creating groups of serial numbers, flat text files can be - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 20
connection at Windows logon v Close all wireless network connections when a user logs off v Disable Adhoc connection type option in wireless LAN profiles v Enable automatic wireless LAN radio control v Allow selection of location profiles with Fn+F5 On Screen Display menu v Disable Ethernet adapter - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (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 X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 22
panel for Access Connections when installed on the Windows 2000 or XP operating system, and for Access Connections when installed on the Windows Vista operating system: Figure 9. Network Global Settings for Windows 2000 and XP Figure 10. Network Global Settings panel for Windows Vista On the - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 23
Figure 11. Notification for Global Settings Chapter 3. Working with the Administrator Feature 15 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 24
Windows XP: Using the Windows XP operating system, you can set the following policies on the Additional Settings tab for Access Connections: General Options v Do not show warning message when connecting to an unencrypted network v Do not show the Services list 16 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 25
Settings for Windows XP Additional Settings for Vista: Using the Windows Vista operating system, you can set the following policies on the Additional Settings tab for Access Connections: General Options v Do not show warning message when connecting to an unencrypted network v Automatically create - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 26
printer v Override TCP/IP and DNS defaults v Enable VPN connection v Override Home page v Override Proxy Configurations Figure 14. Additional Settings for Windows Vista PAC AID Groups with this package (Windows 2000 and XP only) Protected Access Credentials (PAC) protects user credentials that are - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (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 X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 28
from the available PAC AIDS list and then click Remove. Figure 16. Creating PAC AID Groups Allow silent import of this package after client installation By default, profiles in a *.loa file cannot be imported silently by Access Connections once it has been installed. Deployment packages (consisting - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 29
window and manually import the package by providing the same passphrase at the prompt that was used to create the package by administrator. Deploy on existing client computers To deploy Access Connections the modified client configuration policy. For © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 21 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 30
Profiles To update your currently deployed profiles to new encryption and security settings, you will have to create another .loa profile with the same name and passphrase of the originally deployed .loa profile. Deploy this newly created .loa to client systems. Upgrade Access Connections on - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 31
supplemental file is compressed in the acplgin45.exe: v tvtacad.adm - This administrative template is used with Group Policy to set the configuration policies for Access Connections. This file supports Access Connections 4.2 and above. © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 23 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 32
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 function. network 24 Access Connections Deployment Guide - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 33
Connections (continued) Policy setting Description Disable location switching feature changes Automatic location switching can not be changed by clients. Disable peer to peer The Peer to Peer community feature will not be available. This community setting is not available in Windows Vista - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 34
steps provide instruction on how : User Configuration->Windows Settings->Scripts (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 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 35
.txt file does not exist, it copies the. loa and .sig files from the server to client: c:\programfiles\thinkpad\connectutilities v To import the profile into Access Connections silently, execute the following command qctray /silentimport v This creates a file called silent.txt at c:\programfiles - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 36
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Access Connections processes. Considering this requires administrative privileges, the command will be routed through AcPrfMgrSvc. \qctray.exe/startac v Find Wireless networks. \qctray.exe /findwInw v Display QCTRAY help information. \qctray.exe /help © Lenovo 2008. Portions © IBM - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 38
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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 devices - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 40
Adapter Driver Setup (Intel 11b). v LSID is 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 - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 41
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States, other countries, or both: Access Connections Lenovo ThinkVantage ThinkPad IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Microsoft and Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the - Lenovo ThinkPad X32 | (English) Access Connections Profile Deployment guide - Page 43
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