Lenovo V200 Laptop (English) Access Connections Deployment guide - Page 5

Chapter 1. Overview Access Connections is a connectivity assistant program which helps to configure various network connections including wireless LANs. Users can create and manage location profiles that stores the network and Internet configuration settings needed to connect a client computer to a network from a specific location, such as home or at work. The network connection can be made using a modem, a wired network adapter, a broadband device (DSL, cable modem, or ISDN), wireless WAN, WiMax, or a wireless 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. A location profile supports advanced security settings, default printer, proxy settings, web browser home page and automatic application launch. Access Connections has the ability to support automatic location switching between Ethernet, wireless LAN, wireless WAN and WiMax connections. Features Access Connections has features that enable you to find wireless and network connections quickly and effortlessly. These features increase the portability of your wireless activity. Access Connections includes the following functions: • Create new location profiles Access Connections provides a wizard that helps you create location profiles that define the settings required to connect to various types of networks. The Connect to Internet view is opened by default when Access Connections is started. • View location profile and connection status The Connect to the Internet view allows you to view available networks for each connection type and the status of the network connection associated with each location profile. • Switch between location profiles Access Connections allows you to change location profiles. You can simply choose another location profile from the list and connect to it. A progress indicator window shows the state of the connection. If the connection fails, a button appears to help you fix the connection. • Wireless Connectivity Access Connections software accommodates wireless wide area networking (WAN) and Bluetooth Technology. With the introduction of 3G cellular technologies, wireless WAN services are emerging as effective alternatives for high-speed wireless access to networks. Access Connections provides portability when users are away from the office and not near a public WLAN hot spot. • Find wireless networks Access Connections can search for wireless networks that are in range of your wireless adapter. This feature is useful when you are traveling or in a public place, and you are not sure about what, if any, wireless networks are available to you. You can attempt to connect to any wireless networks that are found. If the connection attempt is successful, a new wireless location profile will be created using the detected wireless network name and default settings. You can also manually create a location profile for a detected wireless network if you know the appropriate settings. • Automatic switching of location profiles If a network associated with your currently applied location profile becomes unavailable, Access Connection can search for available networks and automatically switch to a matching location profile. You can automatically switch between wireless location profiles, and Ethernet location profiles. You can establish a wireless priority list that allows you to define which wireless location profile will be made active when your computer is in range of multiple wireless networks, or when more than one location profile uses the same wireless network name. © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2014 1