5. Click Save all.
Assigning BlackBerry devices to user accounts
To assign BlackBerry® devices to user accounts and activate the BlackBerry devices, you can use any of the following
methods:
Method
Description
BlackBerry Administration Service
You can activate BlackBerry devices before you distribute them to users
by connecting the BlackBerry devices to a computer and logging in to the
BlackBerry Administration Service.
over the wireless network
New BlackBerry device users and users that are receiving replacement
BlackBerry devices can activate the BlackBerry devices without requiring
a physical connection to your organization's network.
over the LAN
New BlackBerry device users and users that are receiving replacement
BlackBerry devices can activate the BlackBerry devices by connecting the
BlackBerry devices to a computer that hosts the BlackBerry® Desktop
Manager.
BlackBerry® Web Desktop Manager
New BlackBerry device users and users that are receiving replacement
BlackBerry devices can activate the BlackBerry devices by connecting the
BlackBerry devices to a computer that hosts the BlackBerry Web Desktop
Manager.
over your organization's Wi-Fi®
network
You can activate Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices over your
organization's Wi-Fi network.
If you add a user account that was previously located on another BlackBerry® Enterprise Server in a different
BlackBerry Domain, to assign a BlackBerry device to the user account, you must connect the BlackBerry device to
the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Administration Service.
Related topics
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Option 1: Activate a BlackBerry device using the BlackBerry Administration
Service
Before you begin: If necessary, prepare a BlackBerry® device so that you can redistribute it to a user.
1. Connect the BlackBerry device to a computer that can access the BlackBerry Administration Service.
2. On the Devices menu, expand Attached devices.
3. Click Manage current device.
4. Click Assign current device.
5. Search for a user account.
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