Lenovo ThinkPad USB-C Dock - Using the Always On USB 3.0 Connector

ThenetworkadministratorcanturnonacomputerfromamanagementconsolebyusingtheWakeon
LANfunction.WhentheWakeonLANfunctionisenabled,manyoperations,suchasdatatransfer,
softwareupdates,andflashupdatesoftheUEFIBIOS,canbedoneremotelywithoutremoteattendance.
Theupdatingprocesscanperformafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,sothattheusersarenot
interruptedduringwork,andtheLANtrafficiskepttoaminimum.Itsavestimeandincreasesproductivity.
Note:YoucanenablethePXEfunction,theMACaddressPassThroughfunction,andtheWakeonLAN
functionthroughconfiguringtheBIOSonyourcomputer.FormoreinformationaboutconfiguringtheBIOS,
refertotheuserguidethatcomeswithyourcomputer.
TherearetwoindicatorsonthetopoftheEthernetconnector.
IndicatoractivityWorkingstatus
Therightindicatorstaysoningreen.
ThedockconnectstotheEthernetsuccessfully.
Theleftindicatorkeepsflashinginamber.Thedockistransferringdata.
UsingtheUSBconnectors
ConnectUSB-compatibledevices,suchasaUSBstoragedeviceoraUSBprintertotheUSBconnectors.
Notes:
•ItisrecommendedthatyouconnectaUSBkeyboardandaUSBmousetotheUSB2.0connectors.
•IfyouareusingaUSB3.0device,itisrecommendedthatyouconnectittoaUSB3.0connectorfor
fasterUSBtransmissionspeed.
•ThedockprovidestwotypesofUSB-Cconnectors:
–
:ConnectyourcomputertothisUSB-Cconnectoronthedock.
–:ConnectaUSB-CcompatibledevicetothisUSB-Cconnectoronthedockfordatatransfer
only,suchasaUSB-Cstoragedevice.
UsingtheAlwaysOnUSB3.0connector
Bydefault,theAlwaysOnUSB3.0connector()enablesyoutochargesomemobiledigitaldevices
andsmartphoneswhenthedockisconnectedtothepowersupply.
TheAlwaysonUSB3.0connectorcansupplypowerupto2.4Aduringthechargingprocess.Whenyou
pressthepowerbuttontoturnoffthedock,thedockstopspowersupply.
UsingtheDPandVGAconnectors
TousetheDPconnector,connectanexternalDPmonitortothedockusingaDPcable.TousetheVGA
connector,connectanexternalVGAmonitortothedockusingaVGAcable.
Note:Forbetterperformance,occasionallyadjusttheexternalmonitortorealignitssettingswiththevideo
outputofthedock.Formoreinformationabouttheadjustmentprocedure,refertothedocumentation
thatcomeswithyourexternalmonitor.
8ThinkPadUSB-CDockUserGuide