Blackberry ENTERPRISE SOLUTION DEVICES TE, Overview

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Security measure Benefit
You can set the Disable Desktop Connectivity IT policy rule
to True to prevent connections between the BlackBerry
device and the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager using
Bluetooth wireless technology. The BlackBerry Desktop Manager does not open the
BlackBerry based virtual serial port at regular intervals to
try to open a connection with a BlackBerry device that is
within range. This security measure is designed to reduce
the risk of unauthorized access to a BlackBerry device
through the open port.
You can set the Disable Wireless Bypass IT policy rule to
True to require BlackBerry devices to use a serial port to
exchange information with the BlackBerry® Enterprise
Server, instead of using a virtual serial port and a wireless
connection. The BlackBerry® Device Manager does not open the
Bluetooth based virtual serial port at regular intervals to try
to open a connection with a BlackBerry device that is within
range. This security measure is designed to reduce the risk
of unauthorized access to a BlackBerry device through the
open port.
Using IT policy to manage Bluetooth technology on BlackBerry devices
IT policy rules that control the use of Bluetooth® wireless technology on BlackBerry devices are available in BlackBerry®
Enterprise Server version 4.0 and later. These versions of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server support sending updates to IT
policies to BlackBerry devices over the wireless network. IT policy rules for Bluetooth wireless technology are also available
in BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 SP3 or later for Microsoft® Exchange.
You can manage all Bluetooth enabled BlackBerry devices simultaneously, or you can manage individual Bluetooth enabled
BlackBerry devices. With BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 4.1 and later, you can create a separate IT policy for users who
must use Bluetooth wireless technology, and set the Disable Bluetooth IT policy rule to True to turn off Bluetooth functionality
in all other IT policies. For more information about assigning IT policies to groups, see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Administration Guide.
IT policy rules that control Bluetooth technology on BlackBerry devices
The BlackBerry® Manager lists all of the IT policy rules for managing Bluetooth® technology on BlackBerry devices in the
Bluetooth policy group.
For more information about IT policy rules, see the Policy Reference Guide.
Allow Outgoing Calls IT policy rule
Description
Security Technical Overview Managing Bluetooth enabled BlackBerry devices
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