Lenovo ThinkPad WiGig Dock User Guide

ThinkPadWiGigDockUserGuide

http://www.lenovo.com/safety

Note:Beforeinstallingtheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixB“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpage19

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ThirdEdition(December2016)

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Contents

Chapter1.Aboutthedock.......1

Productdescription..............1

Locatingconnectorsandcontrolsonthedock...2

Systemrequirements.............3

Chapter2.Installingthedock......5

Settingupthedock..............5

Installingtherequiredsoftware.........6

InstallingupdatepackagesthroughSystem

Update...................7

Chapter3.UsingtheDock.......9

Chapter4.Workingwiththedock..11

Videooutputmodes............11

Importanttipsonworkingwiththedock....11

Enteringavideooutputmode.........11

Settingtheresolutionoftheexternalmonitor...12

Chapter5.Frequentlyasked

questions...............13

AppendixA.ServiceandSupport...17

Onlinetechnicalsupport...........17

Telephonetechnicalsupport.........17

Accessibilityinformation...........17

Part1-GeneralTerms...........19

Part2-Country-specificTerms........21

Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......24

SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico......25

AppendixC.Compliance

information..............27

Electronicemissionnotices..........27

AppendixD.Notices..........37

Recyclingandenvironmentalinformation....37

RecyclinginformationforChina........37

RecyclinginformationforBrazil........38

ExportClassificationNotice.........38

ImportantWEEEinformation.........38

Trademarks................39

AppendixE.RestrictionofHazardous

Substances(RoHS)Directive.....41

EuropeanUnionRoHS...........41

ChinaRoHS................41

TurkishRoHS...............41

UkraineRoHS...............41

IndiaRoHS................42

AppendixB.LenovoLimited

Warranty................19

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Chapter1.Aboutthedock

Thischaptercontainsproductdescription,connectorandcontrollocations,andsystemrequirementsfor
theThinkPad

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WiGigDock(hereaftercalleddock).

Productdescription

ThedockisbasedontheWirelessGigabit(WiGig)technology.Itisaportableexpansionmodulethat
enablesyoutoeasilyconnectyournotebookcomputertotheEthernetandmultipledevices,suchasa
DisplayPort®(DP)orHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface(HDMI
UniversalSerialBus(USB)devices.ThedockprovidesthreeUSB3.0connectorsforhigherbandwidthand
betterperformance,andtwoUSB2.0connectorsforcommonUSBdevices.ThedockalsosupportsGigabit
Ethernetspeedwhenyouconnectittonetworks.

Youcansetupyourworkareabyconnectingyournotebookcomputertothedock,connectingmultiple
devicestothedock,andsettingthedockonyournotebookcomputer;then,youarereadytousethe
multipledeviceseachtimeyouconnectyournotebookcomputertothedock.

Youroptionpackageincludesthefollowing:

•ThinkPadWiGigDock

•Poweradapter

•Powercord

•Warrantyposter

Contactyourplaceofpurchaseifanyitemismissingordamaged.Besuretoretainyourproofofpurchase
andpackingmaterial.Theymightberequiredtoreceivewarrantyservice.

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)monitor;aheadsetormicrophone;and

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Locatingconnectorsandcontrolsonthedock

Thefollowingillustrationshelpyoulocatetheconnectorsandcontrolsonthedock.

Frontview

1Statusindicator:TheindicatorintheThinkPadlogoshowsthestatusofthedock.

IndicatoractivityDockstatus

Breathingflash

QuickflashConnectingtothenotebookcomputer

Redon

Poweredon,butnotconnectedtothenotebookcomputer

Connectedtothenotebookcomputer

Sideview

1USB2.0connector:ConnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0,suchasaUSBmouse.

2USB2.0connector:ConnectdevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB2.0,suchasaUSBkeyboard.

3Audioconnector:Connectaheadset,amicrophone,oraspeaker.

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4Power/Connectionbutton:Turnonorturnoffthedock.Theindicatoronthebuttonisgreenonwhenthe

dockispoweredon.Y oucanalsopressthebuttontoconfirmconnection.

5USB3.0connector:ConnectUSBcompatibledevicesthatarecompatiblewithUSB3.0,suchas

aUSBstoragedevice.Forfasterandoptimaldatatransfer,ensurethatyouconnectaUSB3.0deviceto
theUSB3.0connector.

68AlwaysOnUSB3.0connector:ConnectUSBcompatibledevicesorchargesomemobiledigital

devicesandsmartphoneswhenthedockisnotconnectedtothenotebookcomputerorthedockisoffwith
thepoweradapterconnected.

7Security-lockslot:Toprotectyourdockfromtheft,youcanuseasecuritycablelock,suchasa

Kensington-stylecablelock,thatfitsthissecurity-lockslottolockyourdocktoadesk,table,orother
non-permanentfixture.

9acpowerconnector:Connecttheacpoweradapter.

10HDMIconnector:Connectahigh-definitiontelevision.

11DPconnector:Connectahigh-performancemonitor,adirect-drivemonitor,orotherdevicesthatuse

aDPconnector.

12Ethernetconnector:ConnectthedocktoanEthernetLAN.

Bottomview

1Resethole:Ifyourdockstopsrespondingafterfirmwareupdatesorotheroperations,holddownthe

powerbuttonformorethanfoursecondstoturnoffthedock.Insertastraightenedpaperclipintothe
resetholeandpoweronthedocktoresetthedock.

Systemrequirements

Beforeusingthedock,ensurethatyournotebookcomputermeetsthefollowingrequirements.

Operatingsystem:

•Microsoft

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Windows

•MicrosoftWindows8.1

•MicrosoftWindows10

Hardware:Intel

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WiGigcard

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Chapter1.Aboutthedock3

Software:IntelWirelessDockManagerprogram,IntelWirelessGigabitdriver,ThinkPadWiGigDockaudio
driver,andThinkPadWiGigDockEthernetdriver

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Chapter2.Installingthedock

Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtosetupthedock,manuallyinstalltherequiredsoftware,and
installupdatepackagesthroughtheSystemUpdateprogram.

Settingupthedock

Tosetupthedock,dothefollowing:

1.Connectthepowercordtotheacpoweradapter.

2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthedock.

3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.

4.T urnonthedockbypressingthepowerbutton.

5.Ifanexternaldisplayisavailable,connecttheexternalmonitortotheappropriateconnector(HDMIor
DPconnector)onthedock.Theexternalmonitorshowssomewirelesspairinginstructionswhenyou
connectyournotebookcomputertothedock.

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6.Positionyournotebookcomputerclosetothedock,withina180-degreesectorregionrelativelyto
thefrontofthedock.

Itisrecommendedthatyoupositionthedockwithina120-degreesectorregionrelativelytotherear
ofthenotebookcomputer.

7.Y oucanpositionyournotebookcomputeratamaximumdistanceof1.8m(6ft)fromthedock.
However,itisrecommendedthatyoupositionyournotebookcomputeratadistancebetween0.6m
(2ft)and0.9m(3ft)fromthefrontofthedock.

Dependingonthemodel,theWiGigcardanditsantennainyournotebookcomputermightvaryormight
beseatedindifferentpositions.Asaresult,theWiGigsignalcoveragerangemightvarybycomputer
model.Slightlyadjustthedistancebetweenyournotebookcomputerandthedocktogetthebest
signal.Fordetailedinformation,refertoyourcomputeruserguide.

Note:Ensurethatnoobjectsarebetweenthedockandthenotebookcomputer.

Installingtherequiredsoftware

Beforeusingthedock,ensurethatyournotebookcomputerisinstalledwiththeIntelWirelessDockManager
program,IntelWirelessGigabitdriver,andtheaudioandEthernetdriverforthedock.

ForLenovonotebookcomputermodelspreinstalledwiththeIntelWirelessDockManagerprogram,the
requireddriversalsoarepreinstalled.Inthissituation,thedockisreadyforuseafteryousuccessfully
connectittoanacpowersourceandyournotebookcomputer.Fordetailedcomputermodelinformation,
gotohttp://support.lenovo.com/docs/wigigdock.

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ForthenotebookcomputermodelswithouttheIntelWirelessDockManagerprogram,youcandownload
theprogrampackage(onepackageforboththeprogramandtheIntelWirelessGigabitdriver)at
http://support.lenovo.com.TypeyourcomputermodelintheEnterproductnamefieldtogototheWeb
pageforyourcomputer.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetolocate,download,andinstallthe
program.

Note:IfyournotebookcomputerisnotinstalledwiththeIntelWiGigcard,thesystemmightpromptthata
WiGigdeviceisnotinstalledwhenyouinstalltheIntelWirelessDockManagerprogram.

ThelatestaudioandEthernetdriverforthedockalsoisavailablefordownloadfromtheLenovoWebsite.
Gotohttp://support.lenovo.com/docs/wigigdock,anddownloadthedriverinstallationfile.Thenfollowthe
instructionsonthescreentoinstallthedevicedriver.

InstallingupdatepackagesthroughSystemUpdate

TheSystemUpdateprogram(preinstalledonsomenotebookcomputers)enablesyoutokeepthesoftware
onyourcomputerup-to-date.Youcaneasilydownloadandinstallvarioussystemupdatepackagesthrough
SystemUpdate,includingupdatesforthedockdriverandfirmware.

ToinstallupdatepackagesforthedockthroughSystemUpdate,dothefollowing:

FortheWindows7operatingsystem:

1.ClickStartandsearchSystemUpdateinthesearchbox.

2.LaunchSystemUpdateonthescreen.

3.ClickGetnewupdates.

4.SelectIntelWirelessGigabitdriver,DriversforThinkPadWiGigdocks,ThinkPadWiGigdocks
SynapticsFirmware,orThinkPadWiGigdocksVIAFirmware.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.

FortheWindows8.1operatingsystem:

1.ClickStartandclickthearrowiconinthebottom-leftcornerofthescreentogototheAppsscreen.

2.LaunchSystemUpdateontheAppsscreen.

3.ClickGetnewupdates.

4.SelectIntelWirelessGigabitdriver,DriversforThinkPadWiGigdocks,ThinkPadWiGigdocks
SynapticsFirmware,orThinkPadWiGigdocksVIAFirmware.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.

FortheWindows10operatingsystem:

1.Fromthedesktop,searchLenovoCompanioninthesearchboxonthetaskbar.

2.LaunchLenovoCompaniononthescreen.

3.ClickSYSTEMUPDATEandclickCheckfornewupdates.

4.SelectIntelWirelessGigabitdriver,DriversforThinkPadWiGigdocks,ThinkPadWiGigdocks
SynapticsFirmware,orThinkPadWiGigdocksVIAFirmware.

5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheinstallation.

IftheSystemUpdateprogramisnotpreinstalledonyourcomputer,gotohttp://support.lenovo.com.T ype
yourcomputermodelintheEnterproductnamefieldtogototheWebpageforyourcomputer.Followthe
instructionsontheWebpagetolocate,download,andinstalltheSystemUpdateprogram.

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Chapter3.UsingtheDock

Thissectionintroduceshowtouseandmanagethedock.

ConnectingtotheDock

Toconnectyourcomputertothedock,dothefollowing:

1.Afterthesetupandpreparation,turnonyourcomputerandthedock.Thendothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickStartonthetaskbar,searchandthenclicktostarttheIntelWirelessDock

Managerprogram.Followinstructionsonscreentoconnectthedocktoyournotebookcomputer.

•ForWindows10:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnect.

2.Selectyourdockfromthelistofavailabledevices.

Note:Thedefaultdocknameisthecombinationof“ThinkPadWiGigDock”andthelastfourdigital
numbersoftheWiGigMAContheproductlabel.

3.Whenprompted,pressthepower/connectionbuttononthedocktoconfirmthepairingforthefirst
connection.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheconnection.

Afterestablishingtheinitialconnection,youcanselecttoconnecttothedockautomaticallysothat
wheneverthecomputercomeswithintherequiredrange,itwillautomaticallygetconnectedtothedock.

Note:Ifthedockhasnotbeenconnectedbefore,updatethedockdriverwhenprompted.

DisconnectingfromtheDock

Todisconnectyourcomputerfromthedock,dothefollowing:

1.Dothefollowing:

•ForWindows7:ClickStartonthetaskbar,searchandthenclicktostarttheIntelWirelessDock

Managerprogram.Followinstructionsonscreentoconnectthedocktoyournotebookcomputer.

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•ForWindows10:Clicktheactioncentericononthetaskbar.ClickConnecttoopenthe
devicelist.

2.LocatetheThinkPadWiGigDockandclickDisconnect.

3.Holddownthepowerbuttononthedockforseveralsecondsuntilthedockisturnedoff.

Managingthedock

TheIntelWirelessDockManagerprogramenablesyoutomanagethedock.Y oucanchangethename
ofthedock,changetheradiochanneltooptimizethesignalstrength,andsetapasswordtomanage
thedocksettings.

Tomanagethedock,dothefollowing:

1.ClickStartonthetaskbar,searchandthenclicktostarttheIntelWirelessDockManagerprogram
preinstalledinyourcomputer.

2.ClickDockManagement.

3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoconfigurethesettingsasdesired.

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Chapter4.Workingwiththedock

Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthevideooutputfunctionofthedockandinstructionsonhowto
configurethedocktoyourneeds.

Videooutputmodes

Thedockworksinthefollowingtwovideooutputmodes:

•Extendmode
Thismodeextendsyourdesktopfromyournotebookcomputertotheexternalmonitor.Inextendmode,

youcandraganddropwindowsfromonedisplaytotheother.

•Clonemode
Thismodeclonesyournotebookcomputerscreentotheexternalmonitor.

Importanttipsonworkingwiththedock

Beforeworkingwiththedock,observethefollowingtips:

•Toenteravideooutputmodeandadjusttheexternal-displayresolution,right-clickanywhereonthe
desktopandselectGraphicsoptions.Fordetailedinformation,goto“Enteringavideooutputmode”on
page11and“Settingtheresolutionoftheexternalmonitor”onpage12.

•Themaximumresolutionthedocksupportsis2560x1600pixels(60Hz)whenconnectedtoonemonitor,
and1920x1200pixels(60Hz)whenconnectedtotwomonitors.

•Whenyournotebookcomputerisconnectedtotwoexternalmonitorsatthesametime:

–Situation:OnemonitorisconnectedtotheHDMIconnectorofthenotebookcomputer,andtheother

isconnectedtotheHDMIconnectorofthedock.
Result:Y ournotebookcomputerdesktopisdisplayedonthemonitorconnectedtothenotebook

computer.

–Situation:Onemonitorisconnectedtotheconnectorofawireddock(suchasThinkPadOneLink+

Dock),andtheotherisconnectedtotheconnectorofthewirelessThinkPadWiGigDock.
Result:Yournotebookcomputerdesktopisdisplayedonthemonitorconnectedtoawireddock.

•Thenotebookcomputercansupportatmosttwoexternalmonitors,includingthemonitorconnectedto
thenotebookcomputer,thewireddock,andthewirelessThinkPadWiGigDock.

Enteringavideooutputmode

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoenteryourpreferredvideooutputmode.

Toenterextendorclonemode,dothefollowing:

1.Right-clickanywhereonthedesktop.

2.SelectGraphicsoptions➙OutputT o.

•SelectExtendedDesktoptoextendyournotebookcomputerdisplaytoanexternalmonitor.

•SelectExtendedDesktop3toextendyournotebookcomputerdisplaytotwoexternalmonitors.

•SelectCloneDisplaystocloneyournotebookcomputerdisplaytoanexternalmonitor.

•SelectCloneDisplays3tocloneyournotebookcomputerdisplaytotwoexternalmonitors.

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