Blackberry 8707 - VERSION 4.1, User Manual

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User Guide
Set permissions for third-party
programs
Warning:
Setting permissions for third party programs can
significantly affect the operation of third-party
programs on your BlackBerry® device. If you are
unsure about how changing these settings might
affect the operation of third party programs on your
device, contact your system administrator or service
provider for more information.
1. In the device options, click Advanced Options.
2. Click Applications.
3. Click the trackwheel.
4. Click Edit Default Permissions.
5. Perform one of the following actions:
• To control whether third-party programs can
make an external connection from your
device, set the
Connections group permission
field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
communicate with other programs on your
device, set the
Interactions group permission
field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
access personal information from programs
on your device, set the
User Data group
permission field.
6. Click the trackwheel.
7. Click Save.
8. Click Reset Now.
Notes:
To expand a folder, click a folder with a plus sign (+)
beside it. Click
Expand.
To collapse a folder, click a folder with a minus sign (-)
beside it. Click
Collapse.
If your device is integrated with an account that uses
BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ version 4.0 or later,
some settings might appear differently than the
settings described. Contact your system administrator
for more information.
Related topics
About permissions for third-party programs (See page
101.)
Control external connections (See page 102.)
Control connections with the device (See page 103.)
Control access to personal information (See page 103.)
About firewall settings (See page 101.)
Control external connections
1. In the device options, click Advanced Options.
2. Click Applications.
3. Click the trackwheel.
4. Click Edit Default Permissions.
5. In the Connections group, set the following fields:
• To control whether third-party programs can
use physical connections to your BlackBerry®
device, such as a USB cable or RS-232 cable,
set the
USB/Serial field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
use wireless connections that your device has
established with other Bluetooth™-enabled
devices, set the
Bluetooth field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
make phone calls or access call logs, set the
Phone field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
use the GPS position of your device, set the
Location (GPS) field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
access the Internet or your corporate intranet