Lenovo USB Smartcard Keyboard User manual

LenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboard
UserGuide

http://www.lenovo.com/safety
Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixC“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpage17.
FirstEdition(October2013)
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Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthekeyboard.....1
Productdescription..............1
Systemrequirements.............3
Chapter2.Installingthekeyboard
andusingthesmartcardreader....5
Installingthedevicedrivers...........5
Installingthekeyboard............5
Uninstallingthedevicedrivers.........6
Usingthesmartcardreader..........8
Chapter3.Troubleshooting.......9
AppendixA.Productspecications..13
AppendixB.ServiceandSupport...15
Onlinetechnicalsupport...........15
Telephonetechnicalsupport.........15
AppendixC.LenovoLimited
Warranty................17
Part1-GeneralTerms...........17
Part2-Country-specicTerms........19
Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......22
SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico......23
AppendixD.Electronicemission
notices................25
FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration
ofConformity...............25
AppendixE.Notices..........29
Recyclinginformation............29
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........29
ExportClassicationNotice.........30
Trademarks................30
AppendixF .RestrictionofHazardous
SubstancesDirective(RoHS).....31
EuropeanUnionRoHS...........31
ChinaRoHS................31
TurkishRoHS...............31
UkraineRoHS...............31
IndiaRoHS................31
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Chapter1.Aboutthekeyboard
TheLenovo®USBSmartcardKeyboard(hereaftercalledthekeyboard)isafull-sizedkeyboardequippedwith
asmartcardreaderandtheThinkVantage®buttontoenhanceyourcomputingsecurityandconvenience.
Thekeyboardenablesauthorizedusers’singlelogintothecomputerandpreventsunauthorizedaccess
tothenetworkofanorganization.Typically,theuser-accessvericationofthekeyboardsecuresthe
environmentfortransactionsperformedonbothpublicandprivatenetworks.TheThinkVantagebuttonon
thekeyboardprovidesquickaccesstosomeoftheprogramsinstalledonyourcomputerortheWindows
SystemInformationwindow.
Theoptionpackagecontains:
•LenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboard
•Setupandwarrantyposter
Productdescription
Thefollowingillustrationshowstheoverviewofthekeyboard.
Figure1.Keyboardoverview
1ThinkVantagebutton4ScrollLockLED
2NumericLocklight-emittingdiode(LED)5SmartcardstatusLED
3CapsLockLED6Smartcardreader
1ThinkVantagebutton
Dependingonyouroperatingsystem,youcandothefollowingbypressingtheThinkVantagebutton:
Note:BeforeusingtheThinkVantagebutton,ensurethatyouinstalltheLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboard
hotkeydriver(hereaftercalledthehotkeydriver).
•FortheMicrosoft®Windows®XPoperatingsystem,wheneveryouhaveaquestionaboutyourcomputer
orwanttoviewLenovoWebsites,presstheThinkVantagebuttontoopentheThinkVantageProductivity
Centerprogramforcomprehensivehelpandinformationforyourcomputer.
•FortheMicrosoftWindows7operatingsystems,presstheThinkVantagebuttontoopentheLenovo
SimpleTap,LenovoSolutionCenter,orLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram.TheLenovoSimpleTap
programprovidesaquickwaytocustomizethebasicsettingsandpersonalizedfeaturesofthecomputer.
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TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramisyourone-stopdiagnosticsolutionforquicklyidentifying
andresolvingsystemperformanceandsecurityproblems.
•FortheMicrosoftWindows8orMicrosoftWindows8.1operatingsystems,presstheThinkVantagebutton
toopentheLenovoDeviceExperienceprogram.
Note:TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogram,LenovoSimpleTap,LenovoSolutionCenter,Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox,orLenovoDeviceExperienceprogramcomeswithyourcomputer.Ifyoudonot
haveanyoftheprogramsinstalledonyourcomputer,pressingtheThinkVantagebuttonwillopenthe
WindowsSystemInformationwindow.
2NumericLockLED
WhentheLEDison,thenumerickeypadonthekeyboardisenabled.WhentheLEDisoff,thecursor
controlonthenumerickeypadisenabled.PresstheNumericLockkeytoswitchbackandforthbetween
thesetwomodes.
3CapsLockLED
WhentheLEDison,theCapsLockmodeisenabled.Inthismode,youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters
(A-Z)inuppercasetextdirectly.WhentheLEDisoff,theCapsLockmodeisdisabled.Toenableordisable
theCapsLockmode,presstheCapsLockkey.
4ScrollLockLED
WhentheLEDison,theScrollLockmodeisenabled.Thearrowkeyscanbeusedasscreen-scrollfunction
keysandthecursorcannotbemovedwiththearrowkeys.Thefunctionisonlyavailableforcertain
applicationprograms.WhentheScrollLockLEDisoff,thearrowkeyscanbeusedforcursorcontrol,notas
screen-scrollfunctionkeys.PresstheScrollLockkeytoswitchbackandforthbetweenthesetwomodes.
5SmartcardstatusLED
ThesmartcardstatusLEDisadual-colorLED,whichindicatestheworkingstatusofthesmartcardreader
ingreenandamber.
FormoreinformationaboutthesmartcardstatusLED,seeTable1“SmartcardstatusLED”onpage9.
6Smartcardreader
Thesmartcardreaderisacompact,lightweight,high-performancedevicethatenhancescomputerand
networksecurity.Itsupportsmostmemorymodulesandmicroprocessorcards.
Thesmartcardreadersupportsthefollowing:
•Readingfromandwritingtoallmemoryandmicroprocessorsmartcards(T=0,T=1)thatconformto
InternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)7816-1,2,3,4standards
Note:Lenovodoesnotprovideasmartcardwiththisoption.
•Securepersonalidenticationnumber(PIN)entrymode(PINauthenticationwithouttransmittingthePIN
tothehostcomputer)
•Userauthenticationthroughthird-partyapplications
•ThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution
FormoreinformationaboutusingsmartcardswiththeThinkVantageClientSecuritySolutionprogram,
refertothehelpinformationsystemfortheprogram.
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Note:Forthesmartcardreaderspecications,seeAppendixA“Productspecications”onpage13.
Cableslot
Thecableslotprovidesaconvenientwaytochangethelocationwherethecableleavesthekeyboard.You
canroutethekeyboardcableintotheleftorrightslottoreducecableclutterandoptimizedeskspace.
Tiltfeet
Therearethreetiltfeetpositionsforsettingthekeyboardtoacomfortabledegree.Youcanplacethe
keyboardatanangleoffourdegrees,sixdegrees,orninedegreesatyourpreference.
Systemrequirements
Tousethekeyboard,yourcomputermusthaveanavailableUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorand
oneofthefollowingoperatingsystemsinstalled:
•MicrosoftWindowsXP(32-bit)
•MicrosoftWindows7(32-bitor64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindows8(32-bitor64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindows8.1(32-bitor64-bit)
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Chapter2.Installingthekeyboardandusingthesmartcard
reader
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingthekeyboardandusingthesmartcardreader.
Installingthedevicedrivers
Beforeinstallingthekeyboard,youmustinstallthehotkeydriverandthesmart-card-readerdriver.
Otherwise,youcannotusesomefunctionsofthekeyboard.Forexample,ifyouareusingaWindows
XPoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthesmart-card-readerdrivertousethesmartcardreaderofthe
keyboard;ifyouareusingaWindows7,Windows8,orWindows8.1operatingsystem,youmustinstallthe
smart-card-readerdrivertousesomespecicfunctionslikethesecurePINentry.
Note:Ifthehotkeydriverandthesmart-card-readerdriverarealreadyinstalledonyourcomputer,
uninstallthedriversbeforeyouinstallthenewones.See“Uninstallingthedevicedrivers”onpage6for
moreinformation.
Toinstallthedevicedrivers,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/keyboards.
2.Locateanddownloadtheinstallationles.
3.Double-clickeachinstallationle,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethe
installation.
Installingthekeyboard
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthekeyboardafteryouinstallthedrivers.
Toinstallthekeyboard,dothefollowing:
1.Adjustthetiltfeettosetthekeyboardnearyourcomputertoyourpreference.
2.Routethekeyboardcableintotherightorleftcableslotaccordingtoyourpreference.
3.ConnectthekeyboardcabletoanavailableUSBconnectoronthecomputer.Theoperatingsystemwill
identifythekeyboardandthesmartcardreader.Then,thekeyboardisreadyforuse.
Figure2.Connectingthekeyboardtothecomputer
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Uninstallingthedevicedrivers
Touninstallthehotkeydriverandthesmart-card-readerdriver,dothefollowing:
Note:Touninstallthekeyboardfromyourcomputer,itisrecommendedthatyouuninstallboththehotkey
driverandthesmart-card-readerdriver.Then,restartthecomputertohavethenewchangestotakeeffect.
FortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem:
1.DependingonyourStartmenumode,clickStart➙ControlPanelorStart➙Settings➙Control
Panel.
2.DependingonyourControlPanelmode,clickordouble-clickAddorRemovePrograms.
3.SelectLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboardHotkeyDriver,andthenclickRemove.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthehotkeydriver.
5.IntheAddorRemoveProgramswindow,selectLenovoKeyboardSmartcardReader,andthen
clickRemove.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthesmart-card-readerdriver.
7.Restartyourcomputer.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem:
1.DependingonyourStartmenumode,clickStart➙ControlPanelorStart➙Settings➙Control
Panel.
2.DependingonyourControlPanelmode,dooneofthefollowing:
•ClicktheUninstallaprogramoptionundertheProgramsmenu.
•ClickProgramsandFeatures.
3.SelectLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboardHotkeyDriver,andthenright-clickyourmouse.
4.ClickUninstall,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthehotkeydriver.
5.IntheUninstallorchangeaprogramwindow,selectLenovoKeyboardSmartcardReader,and
thenright-clickyourmouse.
6.ClickUninstall,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthesmart-card-readerdriver.
7.Restartyourcomputer.
FortheWindows8operatingsystem:
1.GotoControlPanelbydoingoneofthefollowing:
•Fromthedesktop,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplay
thecharms,andthenclickSettings➙ControlPanel.
•FromtheStartscreen,dothefollowing:
a.Movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
b.ClickSearch.
c.OntheAppsscreen,scrolltotherightside,andclickControlPanelintheWindowsSystem
section.
2.DependingonyourControlPanelmode,dooneofthefollowing:
•ClicktheUninstallaprogramoptionundertheProgramsmenu.
•ClickProgramsandFeatures.
3.SelectLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboardHotkeyDriverandthenright-clickyourmouse.The
Uninstalloptionisdisplayed.
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