Lenovo 20074CU User Manual

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Appendix A. Frequently asked questions1. How can I automatically connect to the network if I am using a wiredconnection at my desk, a wireless LAN connection in a meeting room,and a wireless LAN connection at my home?Create an office location profile for both a wired LAN and a wireless LAN,using a Best Available Network for the type of network connection. Then,create a home location profile, using a wireless LAN network connection.Configure for automatic switching of location profiles, and select the officelocation profile and the home profile. The location profiles will now switchautomatically.2. Can users without administrator privileges switch between locationprofiles?A user who is not an administrator can switch the location profiles if the AllowWindows users without administrator privileges to create and applylocation profiles option is selected in the network global settings.3. Can users without administrator privileges edit location profiles?A user who is not an administrator can edit only a dial-up location profile. Sucha user can create a profile if the Allow Windows users withoutadministrator privileges to create and apply location profiles option hasbeen selected in the global network settings.4. Can I capture the current network settings and use them in a locationprofile?When you create a location profile, it will use the current network settings bydefault. If you want to use the current settings use them without change.5. Can I have a software application start automatically every time I connectwith a particular location profile?You can specify when the software should be started—before or after switchingnetwork connections—in the Additional settings of a location profile.6. How many location profiles can I create?You can create as many as you need. There is no maximum.7. To use the latest Access Connections, which wireless LAN device driversshould I install on my computer?Be sure to select the correct wireless LAN device driver. Access Connectionsuses new functions provided by the wireless LAN device driver, such as the802.1x authentication type. For easy and safe installation of AccessConnections, you can download the Access Connections plus wireless LANdriver pack. If you install this package, wireless LAN connections and all thenecessary device drivers are detected and installed automatically.8. Does Access Connections have a silent install function?If you add ″-s″ to the ″setup.exe″ installation command for AccessConnections, silent or unattended installation starts. If a profile distribution file(*.loa) is in the same folder, it is automatically imported.9. If I am an administrator of Access Connections, what kind of functionscan I use?You can create a package to distribute your own location profiles to othercomputers. You can also include the settings in the package which isconvenient if you use many computers in the same network environment. Tobecome an administrator, go tohttp://www.pc.ibm.com/us/think/thinkvantagetech/accessconnections.html, anddownload and install the needed files on your ThinkPad computer.© Lenovo 2006. Portions © IBM Corp. 2006. 73