Lenovo ThinkPad T41p User Manual

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files)

can

be

copied

to

the

installation

folder

for

Access

Connections.

The

next

time

Access

Connections

runs,

it

will

detect

and

import

the

package

silently.

5.

Optional:

The

administrator

can

define

a

Distribution

Control

List

based

on

computer

serial

numbers.

This

method

of

distribution

enables

the

administrator

to

type

individual

serial

numbers

or

to

create

different

groups

of

serial

numbers

that

represent

different

organizations

of

users

who

need

different

location

profiles.

This

optional

step

is

designed

primarily

for

securing

the

distribution

of

the

profile

location

file

(*.LOA),

when

it

is

being

sent

to

remote

users

for

manual

importing.

Distribution

control

lists

ensure

that

individuals

install

appropriate

network

connection

profiles

only.

They

can

help

reduce

unauthorized

network

access.

When

creating

groups

of

serial

numbers,

flat

text

files

can

be

imported

which

contain

the

group

of

serial

numbers.

The

file

must

be

formatted

such

that

each

line

contains

a

single

serial

number.

These

text

files

can

be

created

by

exporting

a

list

that

has

been

created

with

the

Administrator

Feature

or

by

an

asset

management

system

if

it

has

such

capabilities.

This

simplifies

the

process

of

controlling

distribution

to

a

large

number

of

computers

based

on

their

serial

number.

Figure

5.

Define

Distribution

Control

List

Chapter

4.

Deploying

Access

Connections

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