ThinkPad S540 - Lenovo Programs Overview

•LenovoSettings
•LenovoSolutionCenter
•LenovoThinkVantageTools
•PasswordManager
•SystemUpdate
Lenovoprogramsoverview
ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms.
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable.
•AccessConnections(Windows7)
TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocation
profiles.EachlocationprofilestoresallthenetworkandInternetconfigurationsettingsneededfor
connectingtoanetworkinfrastructurefromaspecificlocationsuchasahomeoranoffice.
Byswitchingbetweenlocationprofilesasyoumoveyourcomputerfromplacetoplace,youcanquickly
andeasilyconnecttoanetworkwithnoneedtoreconfigureyoursettingsmanuallyandrestartthe
computereachtime.
•ActiveProtectionSystem(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
TheActiveProtectionSystemprogramprotectsyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivewhentheshock
sensorinsideyourcomputerdetectsaconditionthatcoulddamagethedrive,suchassystemtilt,
excessivevibration,orshock.Theharddiskdriveorhybriddriveislessvulnerabletodamagewhenitis
notoperating.Thisisbecausewhentheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisnotoperating,thesystemstops
itfromspinning,andmightalsomovethereadandwriteheadsofthedrivetoareasthatdonotcontain
data.Assoonastheshocksensorsensesthattheenvironmentisstableagain(minimalchangeinsystem
tilt,vibration,orshock),itturnsontheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive.
•ClientSecuritySolution(Windows7)
TheClientSecuritySolutionprogramprotectsyourcomputerbysecuringclientdataanddeflecting
securitybreachattempts.Italsocanhelpmanageyourpasswords,recoveraforgottenpassword,
monitorsecuritysettingsonyourcomputer,andsuggesthowtoenhanceyourcomputersecurity.
•CommunicationsUtility(Windows7)
UsetheCommunicationsUtilityprogramtoconfiguresettingsfortheintegratedcameraandaudiodevices.
•LenovoFingerprintManager(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
Ifyoursystemcomeswithafingerprintreader,theLenovoFingerprintManagerprogramenablesyou
toenrollyourfingerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thefingerprint
authenticationcanreplaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
•LenovoCompanion(Windows8andWindows8.1)
Yoursystem’sbestfeaturesshouldbeeasytoaccessandunderstand.WithLenovoCompanion,they
are.UseLenovoCompaniontoregisteryourcomputer,accessyourusermanual,managesystemhealth
andupdate,checkthewarrantystatus,andseeaccessoriescustomizedforyourcomputer.Youalso
canreadhintsandtips,exploreLenovoforums,andstayup-to-dateontechnologynewswitharticles
andblogsfromtrustedsources.ThisappisfilledwithexclusiveLenovocontenttohelpyoulearnabout
yournewsystem.
•LenovoSettings(Windows8andWindows8.1)
TheLenovoSettingsprogramenablesyoutoenhanceyourcomputingexperiencebyturningyour
computerintoaportablehotspot(forWindows8only),configuringcameraandaudiosettings,optimizing
yourpowersettings,andcreatingandmanagingmultiplenetworkprofiles.
•LenovoSolutionCenter(Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)
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