User's Manual

Pre-logon/Common profiles support is installed during a Custom install of the WiFi
connection utility. See
Install or Uninstall the Single Sign On Feature for more information.
NOTE: If the Single Sign On or Pre-logon Connect features are not installed, an
administrator is still able to create Pre-logon/Common profiles for export to a
user's computer.
The following describes how the Pre-logon Connect feature functions from system power-up.
The assumption is that a saved profile exits. This saved profile has valid security settings
marked with "Use Windows Logon user name and password" that are applied at the time of
Windows log on.
1. After a system power-up, enter your Windows log on domain, user name, and
password.
2. Click OK. The Pre-logon/Common Profile Status page displays the progress of the
network connection. After the WiFi adapter is connected to the network access point,
the Status page closes and the Windows user logs on.
❍ If the corresponding access point rejects your credentials during the Common
connection, the profile credentials prompt you for your user credentials.
❍ Enter your credentials.
❍ Click OK. The profile is applied and the Status page displays the progress of the
connection status until you are logged onto Windows.
❍ Click Cancel on the Credentials page to select another profile.
NOTE: A user certificate can only be accessed by a user that has been
authenticated on the computer. Therefore, a user should log onto the computer
once (using either a wired connection, alternate profile or local log in) before
using a Pre-logon/Common profile that authenticates with a user certificate.
When you log off, any wireless connection is disconnected and a Persistent profile (if one is
available) is applied. Under certain circumstances, it is desirable to maintain the current
connection (for example, if user-specific data needs to be uploaded to the server post-logoff
or when roaming profiles are used). Create a profile that is marked as both Pre-logon/
Common and Persistent to achieve this functionality. If such a profile is active when the user
logs off, the connection is maintained.
Create a Pre-logon/Common Profile for a Client Package
Following are general instructions for this type of Administrator profile. For more detailed
information and restrictions, see
Create Profiles for Windows*.
1. For Windows* XP users: on the Tools menu, click Administrator Tool.
2. Enter your password to access the Administrator Tool.
3. Select Create new package or Open existing package. For existing packages, you
may browse to locate it. Then click OK.
4. Click Include Profiles in this package.