Lenovo THINKPAD L420 Deployment Manual

Brand: Lenovo

Model: THINKPAD L420

Type: Deployment Manual

This manual is also suitable for

LenovoAutoLockDeploymentGuide

Updated:March,2011

LenovoAutoLockDeploymentGuide

Updated:March,2011

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendix

A“Notices”onpage7.

FirstEdition(March2011)

©CopyrightLenovo2011.

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Contents

Preface.................v

Chapter1.Overview..........1

Chapter2.Installation.........3

InstallingAutoLock..............3

ConsiderationsforinstallingAutoLock......3

Chapter3.WorkingwithGroupPolicy

andADMXles.............5

AddingADMXles..............5

Generalsettings...............5

AppendixA.Notices..........7

Trademarks.................8

©CopyrightLenovo2011

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ivLenovoAutoLockDeploymentGuide

Preface

ThisguideisintendedforITadministrators,orthosewhoareresponsiblefordeployingtheLenovo

AutoLockprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasAutoLock)tocomputersintheirorganization.Thepurpose

ofthisguideistoprovidetheinformationrequiredforinstallingAutoLockononeormorecomputers,

andtheinformationaboutthecommonadministrativetasksassociatedwithmanaginggrouppolicies.

Implementinganautomaticcomputerlockstrategythroughouttheentireorganizationwillenhancethe

securityofcondentialdata.

ThisdeploymentguidewillprovideinstructionsandsolutionsforworkingwithAutoLock.Ifyouhave

suggestionsorcomments,communicatewithyourLenovoauthorizedrepresentative.Thisguideis

updatedperiodically,andyoucancheckthelatestpublicationontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat

http://www.lenovo.com/support.

©CopyrightLenovo2011

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Chapter1.Overview

AutoLocklockscomputersautomaticallybydetectinghumanpresencethroughfacialfeaturerecognition.

Lockingacomputerduringuserabsencecanprotectcondentialdatafromunintentionalexposure.When

theadministratorenforcestheautomaticlockstrategyoncomputersthroughouttheentireorganization,it

willenhancethecondentialdatasecurity.

AutoLockprovidesdetailedtimesettingstostartcameradetection,toshownoticationbeforelocking,and

tolockthecomputer.Whenitisenabled,AutoLockwilllockcomputersatthepresettime.Also,AutoLock

enablestheadministratortoturnitsfunctionofftemporarilytoavoidaccidentallylockingthecomputer.

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Chapter2.Installation

ThischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingAutoLock.

InstallingAutoLock

ToinstallAutoLock,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheMicrosoft

Windows

7operatingsystem,andthenloginwithadministrativeprivileges.

2.ExtracttheAutoLocksoftwarepackagetotheharddiskdrive,forexample:

c:\swtools\readyapps\autolock

3.ClickStart➙Run.

4.Basedondifferentinstallationmethods,dooneofthefollowing:

•ToinstallAutoLockinteractively,typethefollowing:

<path>\setup.exe

•ToinstallAutoLockwithoutuserinteraction,typethefollowing:

<path>\setup.exe/SP-/VERYSILENT/NORESTART/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES

Note:Ifyourcomputerdoesnothaveanintegratedcamera,theAutoLockinstallationprocesswillbe

cancelled.

ConsiderationsforinstallingAutoLock

VariousfunctionsinAutoLockhavedependencyonhardware,integratedcamera,BIOS,drivers,andother

ThinkVantage

Technologies.Whenafunctionisnotsupportedonaclientcomputer,thefunctionishidden

inAutoLock.Installingthelatestversionofthefollowingsoftwareisstronglyrecommendedtogetthefull

rangeoffunctionsinAutoLock.

•BIOSupdate

•Integratedcameradriver

•Hotkeydriver

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Chapter3.WorkingwithGroupPolicyandADMXles

GroupPolicyandAdministrativeT emplate(ADMX)lesprovideadministratorstheabilitytomanage

computers,groups,endusers,domains,securitypolicies,andanytypeofuser‐denedobjects.With

GroupPolicyandADMXles,administratorsdenesettingsthatcanbeappliedtocomputersorusersin

thedomain.LenovoprovidesAutoLockADMXlesforWindows7clientcomputers,withtheAutoLock

generalpolicysettings.

AddingADMXles

Designedtosaveyourtimeandeffort,LenovoprovidestheAutoLockADMXlessupportingtheWindows7

operatingsystem,andtheWindowsServer2008R2operatingsystemoritslaterversions.Y oucanusethe

AutoLockADMXleswiththeGroupPolicyEditortosetthepoliciesforAutoLock.TheADMXlescanbe

downloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsite.

ToaddtheAutoLockADMXlestotheGroupPolicyEditor,dothefollowing:

1.ExtracttheAutoLock‐GP.zipletothelocaldirectory.

2.CopytheAutoLock.admxletotheC:\Windows\PolicyDenitionsdirectory.

3.CopytheAutoLock.admlletotheC:\Windows\PolicyDenitions\en-USdirectory.

4.OnthecomputerrunningtheActiveDirectory,clickStart➙Run,andtypegpedit.msc.TheLocalGroup

PolicyEditorwindowopens.TheLocalGroupPolicyEditorwillautomaticallyreadalltheADMXles

savedintheC:\Windows\PolicyDenitionsdirectory.

5.UndertheComputerCongurationsection,expandAdministrativeT emplatesandnavigateto

ClassicAdministrativeT emplates.AnewitemnamedLenovoThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

6.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents,andasub-itemnamedAutoLockispresent.

Generalsettings

GeneralsettingpoliciesenableadministratorstoconguretheAutoLockgeneralsettings.

ToconguregeneralsettingpoliciesontheWindows7operatingsystem,underComputerConguration,

clickAdministrativeTemplates➙LenovoThinkVantageComponents➙AutoLock➙Setting.

Thistableprovidesdetailedinformationabouteachpolicysetting.

Table1.Generalsettings

PolicysettingsDescription

Denesecond(s)todisplay

notication

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youareallowedtospecifythetimespanbetween

displayingnoticationandlockingthecomputer.

Note:Thetimespanbetweendisplayingnoticationandlockingthecomputer

shouldbeshorterthanthetimespanbetweendetectingnofacialfeatureand

lockingthecomputer.

DeneLenovoAutoLock

execution

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youareallowedtospecifywhetherornotto

enableAutoLock.

Denesecond(s)tobegin

cameradetectionfromwhenthe

keyboardormouseisnotinuse

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youareallowedtospecifythetimewhenthe

cameradetectionbeginstowork.

Denethebehaviorwhenthe

cameraisdisabled

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youareallowedtotemporarilyturnoffAutoLock

orlockthecomputer,whenthecameraisusedbyotherapplications.

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Table1.Generalsettings(continued)

PolicysettingsDescription

Denesecond(s)tolock

computerwhennofacialfeature

isdetectedfor

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youareallowedtospecifythetimespanbetween

detectingnofacialfeatureandlockingthecomputer.

Note:Thetimespanbetweendetectingnofacialfeatureandlockingthecomputer

shouldbelongerthanthetimespanbetweendisplayingnoticationandlocking

thecomputer.

Turnofftheautomaticlock

functionwhileaseconddisplay

isconnected

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youareallowedtotemporarilyturnoffAutoLock

whenaseconddisplayisconnected.

Displaynoticationbeforethe

computerautomaticallylocks

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youareallowedtoselectwhetherornottodisplay

noticationbeforelockingthecomputer.

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AppendixA.Notices

Lenovomaynotoffertheproducts,services,orfeaturesdiscussedinthisdocumentinallcountries.Consult

yourlocalLenovorepresentativeforinformationontheproductsandservicescurrentlyavailableinyour

area.AnyreferencetoaLenovoproduct,program,orserviceisnotintendedtostateorimplythatonlythat

Lenovoproduct,program,orservicemaybeused.Anyfunctionallyequivalentproduct,program,orservice

thatdoesnotinfringeanyLenovointellectualpropertyrightmaybeusedinstead.However,itistheuser's

responsibilitytoevaluateandverifytheoperationofanyotherproduct,program,orservice.

Lenovomayhavepatentsorpendingpatentapplicationscoveringsubjectmatterdescribedinthis

document.Thefurnishingofthisdocumentdoesnotgiveyouanylicensetothesepatents.Youcansend

licenseinquiries,inwriting,to:

Lenovo(UnitedStates),Inc

Morrisville,NC27560

USA

Attention:LenovoDirectorofLicensing

LENOVOPROVIDESTHISPUBLICATION“ASIS”WITHOUTWARRANTYOFANYKIND,EITHEREXPRESS

ORIMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFNON-INFRINGEMENT,

MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.Somejurisdictionsdonotallow

disclaimerofexpressorimpliedwarrantiesincertaintransactions,therefore,thisstatementmaynotapply

toyou.

Thisinformationcouldincludetechnicalinaccuraciesortypographicalerrors.Changesareperiodically

madetotheinformationherein;thesechangeswillbeincorporatedinneweditionsofthepublication.

Lenovomaymakeimprovementsand/orchangesintheproduct(s)and/ortheprogram(s)describedinthis

publicationatanytimewithoutnotice.

Theproductsdescribedinthisdocumentarenotintendedforuseinimplantationorotherlifesupport

applicationswheremalfunctionmayresultininjuryordeathtopersons.Theinformationcontainedinthis

documentdoesnotaffectorchangeLenovoproductspecicationsorwarranties.Nothinginthisdocument

shalloperateasanexpressorimpliedlicenseorindemnityundertheintellectualpropertyrightsofLenovo

orthirdparties.Allinformationcontainedinthisdocumentwasobtainedinspecicenvironmentsandis

presentedasanillustration.Theresultobtainedinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvary.

Lenovomayuseordistributeanyoftheinformationyousupplyinanywayitbelievesappropriatewithout

incurringanyobligationtoyou.

Anyreferencesinthispublicationtonon-LenovoWebsitesareprovidedforconvenienceonlyanddonotin

anymannerserveasanendorsementofthoseWebsites.ThematerialsatthoseWebsitesarenotpartof

thematerialsforthisLenovoproduct,anduseofthoseWebsitesisatyourownrisk

Anyperformancedatacontainedhereinwasdeterminedinacontrolledenvironment.Therefore,the

resultinotheroperatingenvironmentsmayvarysignicantly.Somemeasurementsmayhavebeenmade

ondevelopment-levelsystemsandthereisnoguaranteethatthesemeasurementswillbethesame

ongenerallyavailablesystems.Furthermore,somemeasurementsmayhavebeenestimatedthrough

extrapolation.Actualresultsmayvary.Usersofthisdocumentshouldverifytheapplicabledatafortheir

specicenvironment.

Trademarks

ThefollowingtermsaretrademarksofLenovointheUnitedStates,othercountries,orboth:

Lenovo

ThinkVantage

Microsoft,Windows,andWindowsVistaarethetrademarksoftheMicrosoftgroupofcompanies.

Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.

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