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Chapter 1. Introducing Access Connections Access Connections is a connectivity assistant program for your ThinkPad® computer that enables you to create and manage location profiles. Each location profile stores all of the network and Internet configuration settings that are needed to connect to a network infrastructure from a specific location such as home or work. The location profile also enables users to specify different default printers, default home pages for Internet Explorer and the Firefox Browser, security settings for specific locations, and to start different applications automatically in different locations. By switching between location profiles, when moving their computers from place to place, users can quickly and easily connect to a network without having to manually reconfigure settings or restart the computer each time. Access Connections also enables the user to view and connect to Bluetooth devices, and to set Bluetooth security options. It enables users to switch network and Internet settings quickly by selecting a location profile. The network connection can be made using a modem, a wired network adapter (Ethernet), a broadband device (Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), cable modem, or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), satellite connection devices, a wireless LAN or a wireless WAN adapter. Virtual Private Networking (VPN) connections are also supported. System requirements Before installing Access Connections, you must consider where it will be installed and what network profiles you will want to create. The following is a list of system considerations and limitations that must be considered before installing Access Connections. Supported operating systems Operating systems supported: v Windows 2000 v Windows XP Access Connections is language-independent, that is can be used with any language operating system. New features in Access Connections v.4.1 Access Connections v.4.1 includes the following new features and improvements: v Peer-to-peer connection v Support for Sierra Wireless 1xEV-DO Network Adapter for Verizon Wireless WAN service v Support for Vodafone HSDPA/WCDMA Communication Manager software. Note: For WAN connection service, Access Connections provides an integration with WAN communication software developed by Vodafone. You can specify in the WAN profile that this application software is to be launched. v Support for Firefox Internet browser v New Mini-PCI cards supported © Lenovo 2006. Portions © IBM Corp. 2006. 1

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Chapter
1.
Introducing
Access
Connections
Access
Connections
is
a
connectivity
assistant
program
for
your
ThinkPad
®
computer
that
enables
you
to
create
and
manage
location
profiles.
Each
location
profile
stores
all
of
the
network
and
Internet
configuration
settings
that
are
needed
to
connect
to
a
network
infrastructure
from
a
specific
location
such
as
home
or
work.
The
location
profile
also
enables
users
to
specify
different
default
printers,
default
home
pages
for
Internet
Explorer
and
the
Firefox
Browser,
security
settings
for
specific
locations,
and
to
start
different
applications
automatically
in
different
locations.
By
switching
between
location
profiles,
when
moving
their
computers
from
place
to
place,
users
can
quickly
and
easily
connect
to
a
network
without
having
to
manually
reconfigure
settings
or
restart
the
computer
each
time.
Access
Connections
also
enables
the
user
to
view
and
connect
to
Bluetooth
devices,
and
to
set
Bluetooth
security
options.
It
enables
users
to
switch
network
and
Internet
settings
quickly
by
selecting
a
location
profile.
The
network
connection
can
be
made
using
a
modem,
a
wired
network
adapter
(Ethernet),
a
broadband
device
(Digital
Subscriber
Line
(DSL),
cable
modem,
or
Integrated
Services
Digital
Network
(ISDN),
satellite
connection
devices,
a
wireless
LAN
or
a
wireless
WAN
adapter.
Virtual
Private
Networking
(VPN)
connections
are
also
supported.
System
requirements
Before
installing
Access
Connections,
you
must
consider
where
it
will
be
installed
and
what
network
profiles
you
will
want
to
create.
The
following
is
a
list
of
system
considerations
and
limitations
that
must
be
considered
before
installing
Access
Connections.
Supported
operating
systems
Operating
systems
supported:
v
Windows
2000
v
Windows
XP
Access
Connections
is
language-independent,
that
is
can
be
used
with
any
language
operating
system.
New
features
in
Access
Connections
v.4.1
Access
Connections
v.4.1
includes
the
following
new
features
and
improvements:
v
Peer-to-peer
connection
v
Support
for
Sierra
Wireless
1xEV-DO
Network
Adapter
for
Verizon
Wireless
WAN
service
v
Support
for
Vodafone
HSDPA/WCDMA
Communication
Manager
software.
Note:
For
WAN
connection
service,
Access
Connections
provides
an
integration
with
WAN
communication
software
developed
by
Vodafone.
You
can
specify
in
the
WAN
profile
that
this
application
software
is
to
be
launched.
v
Support
for
Firefox
Internet
browser
v
New
Mini-PCI
cards
supported
©
Lenovo
2006.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2006.
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