Chapter 1. Overview; Features - Lenovo ThinkPad G40 Deployment Manual

Access connections deployment guide
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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), 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, and automatic application
launch.
Access Connections has the ability to support automatic location switching
between Ethernet and wireless LAN 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:
v Create new location profiles
v View location profile and connection status
v Switch between location profiles
v Wireless Connectivity
v Find wireless networks.
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Access Connections provides a wizard that helps you create location profiles that
define the settings required to connect to various types of networks. The
Connection Status window is opened by default when Access Connections is
started.
The Connection Status window allows you to view the status of the network
connection associated with each location profile defined in Access Connections
allowing you to switch between location profiles. When you open the window,
status is shown for the network connection and for the components used by the
currently applied location profile.
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.
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.
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
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