WhenWakeonLANisusedwithnetworkmanagementsoftware,manyfunctions,suchasdatatransfer,
softwareupdates,andFlashupdatesofUEFIBIOS,canbeperformedremotelywithoutremoteattendance.
Thisupdatingcanbedoneafternormalworkinghoursandonweekends,tosavetimeandincr ease
productivity.Usersarenotinterruptedduringnormalworkinghours,andLANtrafciskepttoaminimum.
IfacomputeristurnedonbytheWakeonLANfunction,theNetworkbootsequenceisused.

Resumeonincomingcall

IfyourcomputerisconnectedtoatelephonelineandyouhavespeciedResumeonincomingcall,itwill
returnfromsleep(standby)modetonormaloperationwhenatelephonecallcomesin.
Toenableyourcomputertowakeupfromsleep(standby)mode,dothefollowing:
ForWindows7andWindowsVista:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickHardwareandSound.
3.ClickDeviceManager.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,typethe
passwordorprovideconrmation.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.
4.Double-clickModems(inWindowsVista,clickthe+markforModems),andthenclickyourmodem.
5.ClickthePowerManagementtab.
6.SelecttheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox.
ForWindowsXP:
1.ClickStart,andthenclickControlPanel.
2.ClickPerformanceandMaintenance.
3.ClickSystem.
4.ClicktheHardwaretab.
5.ClicktheDeviceManagerbutton.TheDeviceManagerwindowopens.
6.Clickthe+markforModems,andthenclickyourmodem.
7.ClickAction,andthenclickProperties.
8.ClickthePowerManagementtab.
9.SelecttheAllowthisdevicetobringthecomputeroutofStandbycheckbox.

AssetIDEEPROM

TheAssetIDEEPROMcontainsinformationaboutthesystem,includingitscongurationandtheserial
numbersofkeycomponents.Italsoincludesanumberofblankeldsinwhichyoucanrecordinformation
abouttheendusersinyournetwork.
Settingmanagementfeatures
Toenablethenetworkadministratortocontrolyourcomputerremotely,youmustcongurethenetwork
interfacebysettingthesystem-managementfeaturesintheThinkPadSetup.Thatutilitycontainsthe
followingfunctions:
•WakeonLAN
•Networkbootsequence
•Flashupdate
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