{
  "id": "t14g2-ethernet-link",
  "modelId": "t14g2",
  "title": "Optional Ethernet hardware, link and internet",
  "intent": "Verify the fitted connection before separating cable/link problems from network access.",
  "category": "connections",
  "sourceIds": [
    "lenovo-ug"
  ],
  "diagramId": "laptop-t14-ports",
  "prerequisites": [
    "Permission to use the network",
    "Actual unit’s Ethernet hardware checked"
  ],
  "tools": [
    "Known compatible Ethernet cable and permitted network port",
    "Exact dock documentation if required"
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "id": "hardware",
      "text": "Inspect the actual Intel unit. The guide marks standard Ethernet and Ethernet extension/docking hardware as configuration-dependent; an extension connector is not a standard network socket.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed pp. 4–5 → Intel optional connectors and extension connector notes"
    },
    {
      "id": "path",
      "text": "Use a fitted standard Ethernet socket or a documented compatible dock. If the unit has a capped or absent extension connector, follow the guide’s docking compatibility warning.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed pp. 4–5 → extension connector; p. 9 → wired Ethernet"
    },
    {
      "id": "link",
      "text": "Connect an undamaged cable to a permitted known-working port. Record Windows wired-network status before testing internet access.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed p. 9 → Connect to wired Ethernet; original link/access distinction"
    },
    {
      "id": "cable",
      "text": "If permitted, change only the Ethernet cable while retaining the same port and laptop path. Alternatively compare a permitted device on the original cable/port; identify which comparison was done.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed pp. 65–66 → reproducible support facts; original controlled network comparison"
    },
    {
      "id": "route",
      "text": "A wired link without internet may require network authorization or administrator review. A shared failure across devices goes to the network owner; do not change managed addressing or network policy here.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "locator": "Printed p. 9 → network connection; pp. 65–66 → support; original routing"
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "question": "Is there swelling, a lifted case or trackpad, liquid damage, smoke, a burning smell, or damaged power equipment?",
      "goal": "Establish whether any powered comparison is safe.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "safe",
          "label": "No visible danger",
          "next": "fitted"
        },
        {
          "id": "danger",
          "label": "Yes, or suspected damage",
          "next": "stop"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "fitted",
      "question": "Is a standard Ethernet socket or documented compatible dock present?",
      "goal": "Avoid assuming optional hardware.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Supported path confirmed",
          "next": "link"
        },
        {
          "id": "absent",
          "label": "No supported path available",
          "next": "hardware"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "link",
      "question": "Does Windows report a wired connection?",
      "goal": "Separate link from internet.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Wired connection shown",
          "next": "internet"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No link after available cable comparison",
          "next": "service"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "internet",
      "question": "Does permitted internet access work on that link?",
      "goal": "Route the network access issue.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Access works",
          "next": "ready"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "Link exists; access fails",
          "next": "network"
        },
        {
          "id": "restricted",
          "label": "Network intentionally restricts access",
          "next": "network"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "terminals": {
    "ready": {
      "type": "preparation_saved",
      "title": "Wired connection baseline saved",
      "text": "The documented hardware path provides the observed network access.",
      "handoff": [
        "Keep fitted-hardware and cable-path categories.",
        "Retain a later recurrence with its network condition."
      ]
    },
    "hardware": {
      "type": "maintenance_possible",
      "title": "Confirm a supported Ethernet path",
      "text": "Missing optional hardware is an accessory requirement, not a failed socket.",
      "handoff": [
        "Check exact-unit compatibility with Lenovo.",
        "Keep standard Ethernet and extension connectors distinct."
      ]
    },
    "network": {
      "type": "maintenance_possible",
      "title": "Ask the network administrator",
      "text": "The wired connection exists but network access is blocked or restricted.",
      "handoff": [
        "Share link state and cross-device results.",
        "Keep network credentials and managed settings private."
      ]
    },
    "service": {
      "type": "service_needed",
      "title": "Review the physical network path",
      "text": "No wired link was observed after the available safe comparison.",
      "handoff": [
        "Provide fitted socket/dock type and cable comparison.",
        "Ask Lenovo and the network owner to review their respective sides."
      ]
    },
    "uncertain": {
      "type": "preparation_saved",
      "title": "Keep the unanswered checks visible",
      "text": "Fitted hardware, link state or network comparison is unknown.",
      "handoff": [
        "Provide actual Ethernet/dock path and link state.",
        "List cable and cross-device comparisons not performed.",
        "Keep unperformed conditions marked Not tested. Ask the provider to confirm these before further changes."
      ]
    },
    "stop": {
      "type": "service_needed",
      "title": "Stop the powered checks",
      "text": "Stop using or charging damaged equipment. Keep away from hot or smoking equipment; obtain emergency help for an immediate fire risk. Arrange manufacturer guidance before handling or transport.",
      "handoff": [
        "Tell Lenovo or your IT team about the visible damage before arranging transport.",
        "Provide actual Ethernet/dock path and link state.",
        "Do not open the case, remove the battery, press a lifted surface, or continue a test to complete this record."
      ]
    }
  },
  "missing": "Fitted hardware, link state or network comparison is unknown.",
  "handoff": [
    "Provide actual Ethernet/dock path and link state.",
    "List cable and cross-device comparisons not performed."
  ],
  "outcomeChecks": [
    "Optional hardware was verified on this unit.",
    "Wired link and internet access are separate observations."
  ],
  "workflow": {
    "family": "condition-matrix",
    "summary": "Attach link/access evidence to the actual fitted Ethernet path.",
    "osOptions": [
      "windows11",
      "windows10",
      "windows-unknown"
    ],
    "fields": [
      {
        "id": "ethernet-hardware",
        "label": "Fitted path",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "standard",
            "label": "Standard Ethernet socket"
          },
          {
            "value": "dock",
            "label": "Documented compatible dock"
          },
          {
            "value": "none",
            "label": "No supported path"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "wired-link",
        "label": "Windows link status",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not checked"
          },
          {
            "value": "connected",
            "label": "Wired connection shown"
          },
          {
            "value": "disconnected",
            "label": "No wired link"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "internet-access",
        "label": "Internet access",
        "type": "select",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "unknown",
            "label": "Not tested"
          },
          {
            "value": "works",
            "label": "Works"
          },
          {
            "value": "fails",
            "label": "Fails"
          },
          {
            "value": "restricted",
            "label": "Intentionally restricted"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "matrix": {
      "title": "Permitted network comparisons",
      "rows": [
        {
          "id": "baseline",
          "label": "Original cable/port",
          "condition": "Confirmed Ethernet path and permitted port"
        },
        {
          "id": "cable",
          "label": "Alternative cable",
          "condition": "Same network port and laptop path"
        },
        {
          "id": "device",
          "label": "Another permitted device",
          "condition": "Original cable/port, with administrator permission"
        }
      ],
      "results": [
        {
          "value": "not-tested",
          "label": "Not tested"
        },
        {
          "value": "works",
          "label": "Works in this condition"
        },
        {
          "value": "fails",
          "label": "Fails in this condition"
        },
        {
          "value": "intermittent",
          "label": "Intermittent"
        },
        {
          "value": "not-applicable",
          "label": "Not applicable"
        }
      ]
    },
    "reportFocus": [
      "Fitted hardware",
      "Link versus access",
      "Cable/network comparison"
    ],
    "notDoneGuidance": [
      "Do not connect a network plug to the extension connector.",
      "Unavailable network comparisons remain Not tested."
    ]
  },
  "entityKind": "task",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "deviceFamily": "laptop",
  "modelApplicability": {
    "id": "t14g2",
    "name": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 Intel",
    "family": "laptop",
    "revision": "Intel machine types 20W0 or 20W1",
    "os": "Windows 10/11, original Lenovo firmware. Labels vary between Windows versions; managed systems require IT approval for settings changes.",
    "region": "US-first; optional hardware varies by machine type.",
    "help": "Read the underside machine-type label or Lenovo Vantage device details locally. Confirm T14 Gen 2 Intel and 20W0/20W1. Keep the full serial number private.",
    "exclusions": [
      "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD",
      "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1",
      "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2",
      "ThinkPad T15"
    ],
    "sourceIds": [
      "lenovo-ug"
    ]
  },
  "exclusions": [
    "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 AMD",
    "ThinkPad T14 Gen 1",
    "ThinkPad T14s Gen 2",
    "ThinkPad T15"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Keep any existing backup accessible to you.",
    "Keep credentials and personal files outside this record."
  ],
  "stopConditions": [
    "Stop using and charging equipment with swelling, casing separation, smoke, a burning smell or suspected battery damage. Do not open or press on it.",
    "Set damaged accessories aside. Do not open mains adapters or force connectors.",
    "Do not erase, reset, flash firmware or bypass a lock as a default diagnostic step."
  ],
  "branches": [
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "safe",
      "to": "fitted"
    },
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "danger",
      "to": "stop"
    },
    {
      "from": "safety",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "fitted",
      "answer": "yes",
      "to": "link"
    },
    {
      "from": "fitted",
      "answer": "absent",
      "to": "hardware"
    },
    {
      "from": "fitted",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "link",
      "answer": "yes",
      "to": "internet"
    },
    {
      "from": "link",
      "answer": "no",
      "to": "service"
    },
    {
      "from": "link",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "from": "internet",
      "answer": "yes",
      "to": "ready"
    },
    {
      "from": "internet",
      "answer": "no",
      "to": "network"
    },
    {
      "from": "internet",
      "answer": "restricted",
      "to": "network"
    },
    {
      "from": "internet",
      "answer": "unknown",
      "to": "uncertain"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "lenovo-ug",
      "title": "ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 user guide",
      "url": "https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t14_gen2_t15_gen2_p14s_gen2_p15s_gen2_ug_en.pdf",
      "locator": "Printed pp. 1–5, 9–14, 16–19, 23–25, 27–33, 62, 65–67",
      "purpose": "Existing local official PDF/text reviewed for Intel layout, optional hardware, controls, Vantage, power and support",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "reuse": "Reference only. Original paraphrase and observation worksheets; no copied images or manual pages.",
      "licenseStatus": "Public support document; no redistribution license assumed."
    }
  ],
  "assets": [
    {
      "id": "laptop-t14-ports",
      "path": "/assets/laptop-t14-ports.svg",
      "title": "Intel T14 Gen 2 connection groups",
      "alt": "Original schematic grouping USB-C power, Thunderbolt 4 video, HDMI and optional standard Ethernet separately from the docking extension connector.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "caption": "Original schematic, not a precise port-position drawing. Intel 20W0/20W1 only. Optional Ethernet and docking hardware must be checked on the actual unit.",
      "kind": "Original schematic"
    }
  ],
  "relatedIds": [
    "t14g2-camera-shutter",
    "t14g2-external-display",
    "t14g2-trackpad-gestures"
  ],
  "estimatedDuration": {
    "minutes": 20,
    "label": "Planning estimate for recording observations; excludes charging, backups, drying and service. Not a measured repair time."
  },
  "legacyVersion": "1.0.0",
  "legacyChecks": [
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "goal": "Separate unsafe hardware from routine preparation.",
      "question": "Any swelling, casing separation, liquid damage, smoke, burning smell, or damaged battery/adapter?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "safe",
          "label": "No visible danger",
          "next": "check-1"
        },
        {
          "id": "danger",
          "label": "Yes, or suspected damage",
          "next": "stop"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "I cannot confirm",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-1",
      "goal": "Avoid nonexistent hardware assumptions.",
      "question": "Is a fitted standard Ethernet connection or documented compatible dock available?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "check-2"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "attention"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-2",
      "goal": "Separate network setup from laptop connection.",
      "question": "Does Windows show a wired connection on a known working cable/port?",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lenovo-ug"
      ],
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Wired connection shown",
          "next": "ready"
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No wired connection",
          "next": "service"
        },
        {
          "id": "unknown",
          "label": "Not checked / unsure",
          "next": "uncertain"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "legacyPreparation": [
    "This unit has an Ethernet connector or a documented compatible dock",
    "You may use this network",
    "Known compatible Ethernet cable and network port",
    "A private place to keep your findings",
    "A current backup if the device is accessible"
  ]
}