LenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboardUserGuide
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Warranty”onpage17
.
SecondEdition(July2014)
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Contents
Chapter1.Aboutthekeyboard.....1
Productdescription.............. 1
Systemrequirements............. 3
Chapter2.Installingthekeyboard
andusingthesmartcardreader....5
Installingthedevicedrivers........... 5
Installingthekeyboard............ 5
Uninstallingthedevicedrivers.........6
Usingthesmartcardreader.......... 8
Chapter3.Troubleshooting.......9
AppendixA.Productspecifications.. 13
AppendixB.ServiceandSupport... 15
Onlinetechnicalsupport........... 15
Telephonetechnicalsupport......... 15
AppendixC.LenovoLimited
Warranty................ 17
Part1-GeneralTerms........... 17
Part2-Country-specificTerms........ 19
Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation...... 22
SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico...... 23
AppendixD.Electronicemission
notices ................ 25
FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration
ofConformity............... 25
AppendixE.Notices.......... 29
Recyclinginformation............ 29
RecyclinginformationforBrazil........ 29
ExportClassificationNotice......... 30
ImportantWEEEinformation......... 30
Trademarks................ 30
AppendixF .RestrictionofHazardous
SubstancesDirective(RoHS)..... 31
EuropeanUnionRoHS........... 31
ChinaRoHS................ 31
TurkishRoHS............... 31
UkraineRoHS............... 31
IndiaRoHS................ 31
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Chapter1. Aboutthekeyboard
TheLenovo
asmartcardreaderandtheThinkVantage
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USBSmartcardKeyboard(hereaftercalledthekeyboard)isafull-sizedkeyboardequippedwith
®
buttontoenhanceyourcomputingsecurityandconvenience.
Thekeyboardenablesauthorizedusers’singlelogintothecomputerandpreventsunauthorizedaccess
tothenetworkofanorganization.Typically,theuser-accessverificationofthekeyboardsecuresthe
environmentfortransactionsperformedonbothpublicandprivatenetworks.TheThinkVantagebuttonon
thekeyboardprovidesquickaccesstosomeoftheprogramsinstalledonyourcomputerortheWindows
SystemInformationwindow.
Theoptionpackagecontains:
•LenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboard
•Setupandwarrantyposter
Productdescription
Thefollowingillustrationshowstheoverviewofthekeyboard.
Figure1.Keyboardoverview
1ThinkVantagebutton
2NumericLocklight-emittingdiode(LED) 5SmartcardstatusLED
3CapsLockLED 6Smartcardreader
1ThinkVantagebutton
4ScrollLockLED
Dependingonyouroperatingsystem,youcandothefollowingbypressingtheThinkVantagebutton:
Note: BeforeusingtheThinkVantagebutton,ensurethatyouinstalltheLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboard
hotkeydriver(hereaftercalledthehotkeydriver).
•FortheMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
XPoperatingsystem,wheneveryouhaveaquestionaboutyourcomputer
orwanttoviewLenovoWebsites,presstheThinkVantagebuttontoopentheThinkVantageProductivity
Centerprogramforcomprehensivehelpandinformationforyourcomputer.
•FortheMicrosoftWindows7operatingsystems,presstheThinkVantagebuttontoopentheLenovo
SimpleTap,LenovoSolutionCenter,orLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram.TheLenovoSimpleT ap
programprovidesaquickwaytocustomizethebasicsettingsandpersonalizedfeaturesofthecomputer.
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TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramisyourone-stopdiagnosticsolutionforquicklyidentifying
andresolvingsystemperformanceandsecurityproblems.
•FortheMicrosoftWindows8orMicrosoftWindows8.1operatingsystems,presstheThinkVantagebutton
toopentheLenovoDeviceExperienceprogram.
Note: TheThinkVantageProductivityCenterprogram,LenovoSimpleTap,LenovoSolutionCenter,Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox,orLenovoDeviceExperienceprogramcomeswithyourcomputer.Ifyoudonot
haveanyoftheprogramsinstalledonyourcomputer,pressingtheThinkVantagebuttonwillopenthe
WindowsSystemInformationwindow.
2NumericLockLED
WhentheLEDison,thenumerickeypadonthekeyboardisenabled.WhentheLEDisoff,thecursor
controlonthenumerickeypadisenabled.PresstheNumericLockkeytoswitchbackandforthbetween
thesetwomodes.
3CapsLockLED
WhentheLEDison,theCapsLockmodeisenabled.Inthismode,youcantypeallalphabeticcharacters
(A-Z)inuppercasetextdirectly.WhentheLEDisoff,theCapsLockmodeisdisabled.Toenableordisable
theCapsLockmode,presstheCapsLockkey.
4ScrollLockLED
WhentheLEDison,theScrollLockmodeisenabled.Thearrowkeyscanbeusedasscreen-scrollfunction
keysandthecursorcannotbemovedwiththearrowkeys.Thefunctionisonlyavailableforcertain
applicationprograms.WhentheScrollLockLEDisoff,thearrowkeyscanbeusedforcursorcontrol,notas
screen-scrollfunctionkeys.PresstheScrollLockkeytoswitchbackandforthbetweenthesetwomodes.
5SmartcardstatusLED
ThesmartcardstatusLEDisadual-colorLED,whichindicatestheworkingstatusofthesmartcardreader
ingreenandamber.
FormoreinformationaboutthesmartcardstatusLED,seeChapter3“Troubleshooting”onpage9.
6Smartcardreader
Thesmartcardreaderisacompact,lightweight,high-performancedevicethatenhancescomputerand
networksecurity.Itsupportsmostmemorymodulesandmicroprocessorcards.
Thesmartcardreadersupportsthefollowing:
•Readingfromandwritingtoallmemoryandmicroprocessorsmartcards(T=0,T=1)thatconformto
InternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)7816-1,2,3,4standards
Note: Lenovodoesnotprovideasmartcardwiththisoption.
•Securepersonalidentificationnumber(PIN)entrymode(PINauthenticationwithouttransmittingthePIN
tothehostcomputer)
•Userauthenticationthroughthird-partyapplications
•ThinkVantageClientSecuritySolution
FormoreinformationaboutusingsmartcardswiththeThinkVantageClientSecuritySolutionprogram,
refertothehelpinformationsystemfortheprogram.
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Note:Forthesmartcardreaderspecifications,seeAppendixA“Productspecifications”onpage13.
Cableslot
Thecableslotprovidesaconvenientwaytochangethelocationwherethecableleavesthekeyboard.You
canroutethekeyboardcableintotheleftorrightslottoreducecableclutterandoptimizedeskspace.
Tiltfeet
Therearethreetiltfeetpositionsforsettingthekeyboardtoacomfortabledegree.Youcanplacethe
keyboardatanangleoffourdegrees,sixdegrees,orninedegreesatyourpreference.
Systemrequirements
Tousethekeyboard,yourcomputermusthaveanavailableUniversalSerialBus(USB)connectorand
oneofthefollowingoperatingsystemsinstalled:
•MicrosoftWindowsXP(32-bit)
•MicrosoftWindows7(32-bitor64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindows8(32-bitor64-bit)
•MicrosoftWindows8.1(32-bitor64-bit)
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Chapter2. Installingthekeyboardandusingthesmartcard
reader
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutinstallingthekeyboardandusingthesmartcardreader.
Installingthedevicedrivers
Beforeinstallingthekeyboard,youmustinstallthehotkeydriverandthesmart-card-readerdriver.
Otherwise,youcannotusesomefunctionsofthekeyboard.Forexample,ifyouareusingaWindows
XPoperatingsystem,youmustinstallthesmart-card-readerdrivertousethesmartcardreaderofthe
keyboard;ifyouareusingaWindows7,Windows8,orWindows8.1operatingsystem,youmustinstallthe
smart-card-readerdrivertousesomespecificfunctionslikethesecurePINentry.
Note: Ifthehotkeydriverandthesmart-card-readerdriverarealreadyinstalledonyourcomputer,
uninstallthedriversbeforeyouinstallthenewones.See“Uninstallingthedevicedrivers”onpage6
moreinformation.
Toinstallthedevicedrivers,dothefollowing:
1.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support/keyboards.
2.Locateanddownloadtheinstallationfiles.
3.Double-clickeachinstallationfile,andthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethe
installation.
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Installingthekeyboard
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthekeyboardafteryouinstallthedrivers.
Toinstallthekeyboard,dothefollowing:
1.Adjustthetiltfeettosetthekeyboardnearyourcomputertoyourpreference.
2.Routethekeyboardcableintotherightorleftcableslotaccordingtoyourpreference.
3.ConnectthekeyboardcabletoanavailableUSBconnectoronthecomputer.Theoperatingsystemwill
identifythekeyboardandthesmartcardreader.Then,thekeyboardisreadyforuse.
Figure2.Connectingthekeyboardcabletothecomputer
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Uninstallingthedevicedrivers
Touninstallthehotkeydriverandthesmart-card-readerdriver,dothefollowing:
Note: Touninstallthekeyboardfromyourcomputer,itisrecommendedthatyouuninstallboththehotkey
driverandthesmart-card-readerdriver.Then,restartthecomputertohavethenewchangestotakeeffect.
FortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem:
1.Dependingonyour Startmenumode,clickStart➙ControlPanelorStart➙Settings➙Control
Panel.
2.DependingonyourControlPanelmode,clickordouble-clickAddorRemovePrograms.
3.SelectLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboardHotkeyDriver,andthenclickRemove.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthehotkeydriver.
5.IntheAddorRemoveProgramswindow,selectLenovoKeyboardSmartcardReader,andthen
clickRemove.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthesmart-card-readerdriver.
7.Restartyourcomputer.
FortheWindows7operatingsystem:
1.Dependingonyour Startmenumode,clickStart➙ControlPanelorStart➙Settings➙Control
Panel.
2.DependingonyourControlPanelmode,dooneofthefollowing:
•ClicktheUninstallaprogramoptionundertheProgramsmenu.
•ClickProgramsandFeatures.
3.SelectLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboardHotkeyDriver,andthenright-clickyourmouse.
4.ClickUninstall,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthehotkeydriver.
5.IntheUninstallorchangeaprogramwindow,selectLenovoKeyboardSmartcardReader,and
thenright-clickyourmouse.
6.ClickUninstall,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthesmart-card-readerdriver.
7.Restartyourcomputer.
FortheWindows8operatingsystem:
1.GotoControlPanelbydoingoneofthefollowing:
•Fromthedesktop,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplay
thecharms,andthenclickSettings➙ControlPanel.
•FromtheStartscreen,dothefollowing:
a.Movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
b.ClickSearch.
c.OntheAppsscreen,scrolltotherightside,andclickControlPanelintheWindowsSystem
section.
2.DependingonyourControlPanelmode,dooneofthefollowing:
•ClicktheUninstallaprogramoptionundertheProgramsmenu.
•ClickProgramsandFeatures.
3.SelectLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboardHotkeyDriverandthenright-clickyourmouse.The
Uninstalloptionisdisplayed.
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4.ClickUninstall,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthehotkeydriver.
5.SelectLenovoKeyboardSmartcardReader,andthenright-clickyourmouse.TheUninstalloptionis
displayed.
6.ClickUninstall,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthesmart-card-readerdriver.
7.Restartyourcomputer.
FortheWindows8.1operatingsystem:
1.GotoControlPanelbydoingoneofthefollowing:
•Fromthedesktop,movethepointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplay
thecharms,andthenclickSettings➙ControlPanel.
•FromtheStartscreen,dothefollowing:
a.Clickthearrowicon inthebottom-leftcornerofthescreentogototheAppsscreen.
b.Scrolltotherightside,andclickControlPanelintheWindowsSystemsection.
2.DependingonyourControlPanelmode,dooneofthefollowing:
•ClicktheUninstallaprogramoptionundertheProgramsmenu.
•ClickProgramsandFeatures.
3.SelectLenovoUSBSmartcardKeyboardHotkeyDriverandthenright-clickyourmouse.The
Uninstall optionisdisplayed.
4.ClickUninstall,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthehotkeydriver.
5.SelectLenovoKeyboardSmartcardReader,andthenright-clickyourmouse.TheUninstalloptionis
displayed.
6.ClickUninstall,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentouninstallthesmart-card-readerdriver.
7.Restartyourcomputer.
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Usingthesmartcardreader
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtousethesmartcardreaderofthekeyboard.
Tousethesmartcardreaderofthekeyboard,insertasmartcardintothesmartcardreaderwiththe
contactpadfacingup.ThesmartcardstatusLEDwillbeoningreenforawhile.Thenthesmartcard
readerisreadyforuse.
Figure3.Insertingasmartcardintothesmartcardreader
Note:Formoreinformationaboutusingthesmartcard,contactthesmartcardmanufacturer.
Attention:Toavoidtransmissionerrorsandlossofdata,donotremovethesmartcardwhenthesmartcard
readerisactive.
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