Module 7: Configuring Windows XP Professional for Mobile Computing pdf

Contents Overview 1 Lesson: Configuring Hardware for Mobile Computing 2 Lesson: Configuring Power Management Lesson: Making Files and Web Sites Module 7: Configuring Windows XP Pro

Contents

Overview 1

Lesson: Configuring Hardware for Mobile

Computing 2

Lesson: Configuring Power Management

Lesson: Making Files and Web Sites

Module 7: Configuring Windows XP

Professional for Mobile Computing

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Instructor Notes

This module provides students with the skills necessary to support mobile users

of Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional

After completing this module, students will be able to:

! Configure hardware for mobile computing

! Configure power management for mobile computing

! Make files, folders and Web sites available offline

You need the Microsoft PowerPoint® file 2285A_07.ppt to teach this module

It is recommended that you use PowerPoint 2002 or later to display the slides for this course If you use PowerPoint Viewer or an earlier version of PowerPoint, all the features of the slides may not be displayed correctly

To prepare for this module:

! Read all the materials for this module

! Complete the practices and demonstrations

! Read all the materials listed under “Additional reading” in this module

How to Teach This Module

This section contains information that will help you to teach this module There are references to additional information for some topics in this module References appear in notes at the end of a topic Read the additional

information in preparing to teach the module During class, ensure that students are aware of the additional information

Demonstrations, Pages, Practices, and Labs

Explain to students how the course demonstrations, practices, and labs are designed A module includes two or more lessons Most lessons include pages and a practice

Demonstration pages are designed for the instructor to show students how to do

a task Students do not perform the tasks on these pages with the instructor, but will use these steps to perform the practice at the end of each lesson

After you have presented the contents of the topic, and demonstrated the procedures for the lesson, explain that the practice gives students a hands-on opportunity to learn all the tasks discussed in the lesson

There is no lab for this module

Lesson: Configuring Hardware for Mobile Computing

This section describes the instructional methods for teaching this lesson This lesson provides an overview of the process of creating and using hardware profiles

This topic introduces hardware profiles Explain to students that the improved hardware recognition and Plug and Play technologies in Windows XP

Professional should reduce the need to create hardware profiles

Demonstrate the process for creating a profile, and discuss how you must restart the computer and choose that profile to configure it

Lesson: Configuring Power Management for Mobile Computing

This section describes the instructional methods for teaching this lesson This lesson describes how users of mobile computers have special power management needs Demonstrate the procedures for selecting and modifying a power scheme and using standby and hibernation options

In this topic, introduce students to power schemes and settings and their appropriate use Describe to students the differences between the standby option, which is available only on mobile computers, and the hibernation option Emphasize that because students are not working on mobile computers, the power management options that they see will differ from the interface shown in the course

In this demonstration you will configure the power management options of a computer by using power schemes, standby and hibernation Be aware that not all options demonstrated will appear on every computer

Demonstration pages

Practices

Labs

What Are Hardware

Profiles and Warm

Explain to the students that practices provide hands-on learning of the tasks presented in this lesson This practice provides experience using power schemes and enabling hibernation

Lesson: Making Files and Web Sites Available Offline

This section describes the instructional methods for teaching this lesson

This lesson starts with a discussion about how offline file access works, describes how it applies to files and folders, and finally describes how it applies

to Web sites

Use the slide in this topic to discuss the steps for offline file access Explain what happens when the offline or online version of the same file changes Explain that there are three components for making files and folders available offline: configuration of the network share, configuration of the client computer, and configuration of the specific files and folders You may briefly demonstrate the process

Use this topic to discuss best practices for configuring Offline Files settings The best practices should include the three headings listed in the slide You may choose to lead a discussion on the use of offline files in the students’

organizations; it is a great opportunity for the students to learn from each other Use this demonstration to configure offline files and folders on Windows XP Professional Explain the differences for Windows 2000 Do not configure exactly the same options that the students will use in the following practice

The Glasgow computer was placed into a workgroup in the previous module Rejoin Glasgow to the Nwtraders.msft domain before performing this demonstration

Explain to the students that practices provide hands-on learning of the tasks presented in this lesson This practice provides experience configuring files and folders for offline use

Use this demonstration to emphasize and configure file synchronization as delivered in the previous topic Also, demonstrate the ways to handle possible conflicts between files

Explain to the students that practices provide hands-on learning of the tasks presented in this lesson This practice provides experience using file synchronization

Demonstrate how to use Microsoft Internet Explorer to make Web pages and related links available for offline access Demonstrate the wizard that you use to specify how much content to make available offline

This practice is optional Making Web pages available offline requires an Internet connection Verify that an Internet connection is configured properly prior to running this demonstration

Configuring Files and

Folders for Offline Use

Assessment

Assessment questions for this module are located on the Student Materials compact disc You can use them as pre-instruction assessments to help students identify areas of difficulty, or you can use them as post-instruction assessments

to validate learning Consider using the assessments to reinforce learning at the end of the day or use them as a review for the content that you taught on the previous day

Overview

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A growing number of employees regularly perform work on mobile computers

As an IT support professional, you will help users configure and customize their laptop computers for mobile computing

Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional includes advanced power management capabilities that extend the battery life of the mobile computer Also, because Windows XP Professional makes files, folders, and Web sites available offline, users can work in files, folders, or Web sites whether they are connected or disconnected, and can easily manage the synchronization of those resources After completing this module, you will be able to:

! Configure hardware for mobile computing

! Configure power management for mobile computing

! Make files, folders and Web sites available offline

Introduction

Objectives

Lesson: Configuring Hardware for Mobile Computing

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To optimize boot times and maximize battery life on your mobile computers, you must limit the impact of unnecessary hardware and drivers

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

! Explain how hardware profiles and warm docking improve boot time and battery life

! Create hardware profiles for mobile computing users

Introduction

Lesson objectives

What Are Hardware Profiles and Warm Docking?

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Windows XP Professional uses Plug and Play to recognize all attached devices

A hardware profile is a set of instructions that tells Windows which devices to

initialize when you start your computer, or which settings to use for each device

Every device installed on your computer is enabled in the default profile

! For desktop computers, the default hardware profile is named Profile 1

! For laptop computers, the default hardware profile is named either Docked Profile or Undocked Profile, depending on whether your computer can read

a Dock ID from a docking-station device

You may create hardware profiles in the following situations:

! When creating profiles to avoid the startup delay that occurs when Windows searches for a missing device To avoid this delay, you can run a Windows computer with two profiles, one with the device and settings included, and another without the device When you start the computer and the device is not attached, you can improve start times by choosing the appropriate profile

! Although Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional can automatically detect Plug and Play hardware on most mobile computers, if Windows cannot detect the hardware for a setting in which the computer is used, you can create a hardware profile for that setting

What are hardware

profiles?

Why create new

hardware profiles?

Windows XP Professional has built-in support for docking stations Users can dock and undock the computer without restarting it This procedure is called

warm docking Warm docking is helpful when you move a portable computer

from one environment to another For example, you can move a portable computer from an office docking station to a conference room for a presentation and then back again without restarting the computer

Users can eject their computers from docking stations by using the Undock PC command on the Start menu A message is displayed to indicate that it is safe

to undock the computer If the docking station is motorized, the computer automatically undocks If not, the user must undock the computer manually

Some computers also have an eject button on the docking station

Pressing the eject button undocks the computer For more information about the eject procedure, see the manufacturer’s documentation

A switch box is a device that enables more than one computer to use the same

mouse, keyboard, and monitor When using a switch box, Windows XP Professional may not be able to detect the peripheral devices connected to the switch box, and therefore cannot properly enable those devices during warm docking If you use a docking station that is connected to a switch box, you may need to shut down the computer before redocking it

Warm docking

Note

Docking with a switch

box

Demonstration: Creating Hardware Profiles

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This demonstration shows you how to create hardware profiles To modify a hardware profile, you must start the computer by using that profile

To create a hardware profile and start the computer by using it:

1 Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System

2 In the System Properties dialog box, on the Hardware tab, click

Hardware Profiles

3 Under Available hardware profiles, click Profile 1 (current)

This profile gives you a model for creating hardware profiles

4 Click Copy, in the To box, type Demo Profile and then click OK

5 Under When Windows starts, select the Select the first profile listed if I

don’t select a profile in x radio button (where x is the number of seconds

the computer waits before selecting the default profile) Leave the default

number of seconds and click OK

6 Click OK to close the System Properties dialog box

7 Close any open windows

When the user starts the computer, either the default hardware profile starts

or the user can manually select a different profile The only device drivers that load are those that are enabled for the selected hardware profile

8 Restart the computer, and then select the Demo Profile hardware profile at

startup

Introduction

Procedure

To modify a hardware profile:

1 Log on and open the System Properties dialog box

2 On the Hardware tab, click Device Manager

3 In the Device Manager window, expand the Network Adapters icon, and

then double-click your network card

4 In the device properties dialog box, on the General tab, in the list for device usage, select the Do not use this device in the current hardware profile

(disable) check box, and then click OK

5 Close the Device Manager window

6 Close any open windows

7 Restart the computer, and then select the Demo Profile hardware profile at

startup

To prove a hardware profile is being used:

1 Log on and open a command prompt

2 Type ping 192.168.x.y (where x.y are the last two octets of one of the

instructors’ computers)

You should receive four messages saying that the destination host is unreachable This proves that the network adapter is disabled

3 Close all open windows

4 Restart the computer, and then select the default hardware profile at startup

5 Log on and open a command prompt

6 Type ping 192.168.x.y (where x.y are the two octets you used in step 1) to

prove the network adapter is now re-enabled

You should receive four replies from the computer

Lesson: Configuring Power Management for Mobile

Computing

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Mobile users have special needs when managing the power that is used by their computers, especially when running the computer on batteries You can reduce the power consumption of your computer devices or your entire system by choosing a power scheme, or by adjusting the individual settings in a power scheme

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

! Describe the power management options for Windows

! Explain the available power schemes and settings, and when they are appropriate

! Configure power management for a computer by using power schemes, standby, and hibernation

Introduction

Lesson objectives

Power Management Options

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Windows XP Professional provides power management options to manage the power state of both portable and desktop computers Windows XP Professional supports both Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and Advanced Power Management (APM) hardware

ACPI is an open industry specification that defines a hardware interface for the motherboard The ACPI specification enables Windows to manage all the power-management resources for computer subsystems and peripheral devices ACPI is designed for portable and desktop computers

APM consists of one or more layers of software to support computers with hardware that can be configured to conserve power APM defines the software interface between the hardware-specific power-management software and the power-management policy driver provided by the operating system If you want

to use APM, the hardware manufacturer must supply power-management software APM is designed for portable computers

For more information about ACPI and APM, see the ACPI Power Management home page at http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/tech/onnow

Introduction

ACPI

APM

Additional reading

What Are Power Schemes?

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You can use power schemes to reduce power consumption, which helps to conserve battery life on portable computers

A power scheme is a collection of settings that manages the power consumption

of the computer Power schemes enable users to balance their computers’ battery life and performance in a way that best meets their needs Each power scheme uses a different combination of idle time limits and selective shutdowns

to control power consumption while meeting a user’s needs

The following table lists standard power schemes and usage

Power schemes Example usage Home/Office Desk This scheme provides the best solution for most desktop

computer configurations and a battery-powered computer that is mostly used while on line voltage

Portable/Laptop This scheme provides the best solution for a

battery-powered computer frequently used while both on line voltage and on battery power

Presentation This scheme provides the best solution for any computer

used for presentations

Always On This scheme provides the best solution for a

battery-powered computer when you disable standby and hibernation

Minimal Power Management

This scheme provides the best solution for a powered computer with extended battery capability

battery-Max Battery This scheme provides the best solution for a

battery-powered computer with minimal battery capability

Introduction

Definition

If you plan to be away from your computer for a short time, put your computer

on standby, which puts your computer’s operating system in a low-power state

If you plan to be away from the computer for an extended time, you can put

your computer in hibernation Hibernation saves your desktop to the hard drive,

turns off your monitor and hard disk, and then turns off your computer

To use standby and hibernation in Windows XP Professional, you must

have a computer that supports them Check the documentation provided with your computer to determine whether your computer supports these options

Standby and hibernation

Note

Demonstration: Selecting a Power Scheme

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To reduce the power consumption of a workstation or mobile computer, choose

a power scheme

To select a power scheme:

1 In Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click

Power Options

2 In the Power Options Properties dialog box, on the Power Schemes tab, under Power Schemes, view the power schemes

3 Select one of the schemes

4 Preset time settings appear under Turn off monitor and Turn off hard

disks on the Power Schemes tab To change these settings, click the arrow

next to the list, click the time that you want, and then click Apply

Introduction

Procedure

To configure standby on a mobile computer:

1 In the Power Options Properties dialog box, on the Advanced tab, under

Power buttons, select one of the following options that determines how the

computer behaves when the power button is pressed:

computer For information about the options for your computers, such as the

Sleep button, see the manufacturer’s documentation

2 On the Power Schemes tab, under System standby, click After 1 hour

2 On the Advanced tab, ensure that the Prompt for password when

computer resumes from standby check box is selected, and then, if

necessary, click Apply

3 On the Power Schemes tab, select a time for System hibernates For this demonstration, select After 4 hours

The computer will hibernate after it has been idle for the period specified for

System hibernates

To hibernate a computer manually:

1 Click Start, and then click Shut Down

2 In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Hibernate

Note