Considerations for deploying access connections, Requirements and specifications for deployment, Access connections deployment features – Lenovo ThinkVantage Access Connections User Manual
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• Create location profiles for remote deployment(administrator only)
An Access Connections administrator can define location profiles for deployment to the client computers.
Considerations for deploying Access Connections
Collecting information about the various places where users might attempt to connect and the kinds of
connections available in those locations will help you develop pre-configured profiles that users can import
and use right away. By capturing working configurations in profiles which can be deployed with the
initial image, support calls can be reduced and users can immediately take advantage of their network
connections without intervention.
The Administrator Feature Enabler tool simplifies the task of deploying location profiles, global settings,
and client configuration policies to individuals or groups of individuals running Access Connections in a
corporate environment. The deployment of profiles and settings can be accomplished during the initial
system deployment as part of your corporate image or after systems are in the field using standard remote
deployment methods.
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:
• Windows XP:
• Windows Vista:
• Windows 7:
Access Connections 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:
For more information about the Administrator Profile Deployment feature, see Chapter 3 “Working with
the Administrator Feature” on page 5.
The following list of features help IT administrators deploy and manage Access Connections:
• Administrators can create location profiles and distribute them as part of a corporate image or install
them after the client systems have been deployed.
• Distribution control lists can be created to limit who can import various deployment packages.
• A client configuration policy can be set to configure the operation of Access Connections on the client
computer.
• Deployment packages can be encrypted and password protected to be sure that only authorized
individuals can import the location profiles that may contain wireless security information such as WEP or
static password, for example.
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