Configure BlackBerry devices for RSA authentication
Software tokens use the UID and current time to authenticate the Wi-Fi® enabled BlackBerry® devices to the RSA®
Authentication Manager. To permit BlackBerry devices to authenticate to the RSA Authentication Manager, you must
synchronize the time and date on BlackBerry devices with the time and date on the computer that hosts the RSA
Authentication Manager, even though the RSA Authentication Manager is designed to accommodate time differences
of up to three minutes.
Instruct users to use one of the following methods to synchronize the date, time, and time zone settings on the
BlackBerry devices with the RSA Authentication Manager:
• Adjust the time on BlackBerry devices using the Date/Time option on the BlackBerry devices manually.
• Use the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager to synchronize the date and time on the BlackBerry devices with the
date and time on the users' computers.
After you finish:
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Assign the Wi-Fi profile to the user accounts.
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Resend the IT policy to BlackBerry devices.
Configure RSA authentication over a Wi-Fi network using a
software token
You must add the serial number of the software token that the Wi-Fi® enabled BlackBerry® devices can use to a Wi-
Fi profile so that RSA® authentication can occur over Wi-Fi connections.
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand Policy > Wi-
Fi configuration.
2. Click Manage Wi-Fi profiles.
3. Click the name of the Wi-Fi profile that you want to change.
4. Click Edit profile.
5. On the Wi-Fi profile settings tab, in the Wi-Fi Token Serial Number field, type the serial number of the software
token.
6. Click Save All.
After you finish:
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Assign the Wi-Fi profile to the user accounts.
•
Resend the IT policy that you assign to the user accounts to BlackBerry devices.
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