Lenovo THINKPAD L420 Quick reference guide

LenovoAutoLockDeploymentGuide
Updated:March,2011

LenovoAutoLockDeploymentGuide
Updated:March,2011

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendix
A“Notices”onpage7.
FirstEdition(March2011)
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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
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Preface
ThisguideisintendedforITadministrators,orthosewhoareresponsiblefordeployingtheLenovo®
AutoLockprogram(hereinafterreferredtoasAutoLock)tocomputersintheirorganization.Thepurpose
ofthisguideistoprovidetheinformationrequiredforinstallingAutoLockononeormorecomputers,
andtheinformationaboutthecommonadministrativetasksassociatedwithmanaginggrouppolicies.
Implementinganautomaticcomputerlockstrategythroughouttheentireorganizationwillenhancethe
securityofcondentialdata.
ThisdeploymentguidewillprovideinstructionsandsolutionsforworkingwithAutoLock.Ifyouhave
suggestionsorcomments,communicatewithyourLenovoauthorizedrepresentative.Thisguideis
updatedperiodically,andyoucancheckthelatestpublicationontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
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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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