Lenovo ThinkVantage Access Connections User Manual

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• Create and apply WLAN location profiles using the Find Wireless Network function for Windows users

without administrator privileges.

• Automatic location profile switching.

• Control roaming for Mobile Broadband devices.

Global settings: On the Network tab of Global Settings, you can set the following policies:

• Allow Windows users without administrator privileges to create and apply location profiles

• Allow wireless connection at Windows logon (Windows XP Only)

• Close all wireless network connections when a user logs off (Windows XP Only)

• Disable Adhoc connection type option in wireless LAN profiles (Windows XP Only)

• Allow wireless radios (WiFi, Mobile Broadband and WiMax) to be turned off when inactive

• Allow selection of location profiles with Fn+F5 On Screen Display menu (Windows XP Only)

• Enable auto deletion of unused profiles

• Disable the Peer to Peer community feature

• Enable SMS feature

• Disable Mobile Hotspot

The following screen captures provide examples for the Global Settings tab for Access Connections when
installed on the Windows XP operating system:

Figure 10. Network Global Settings for Windows XP