Configure a Wi-Fi profile on a BlackBerry device
You can instruct BlackBerry device users to perform the following task if you want users to configure a Wi-Fi profile for the
Wi-Fi networks that you did not create a Wi-Fi profile for in the BlackBerry Administration Service. By default, new Wi-Fi
profiles appear at the end of the Wi-Fi profile list on the BlackBerry device.
1.
On the Home screen or in the application list, click
Manage Connections
.
2.
Click
Set Up Wi-Fi Network
.
3.
Perform the instructions on the screen.
4.
On the
Wi-Fi Setup Complete
screen, perform any of the following actions:
• To change the order of the Wi-Fi profiles, click
Prioritize Wi-Fi Profiles
.
• To specify registration information for the Wi-Fi network, click Wi-Fi Hotspot Login.
5.
Click
Finish
.
Assign a Wi-Fi profile to a group
You can assign one or more Wi-Fi profiles to a group.
Before you begin:
Create and configure a Wi-Fi profile.
1.
In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the
BlackBerry solution management
menu, expand
Group
.
2.
Click
Manage groups
.
3.
In the
Manage groups
section, click the group that you want to assign a Wi-Fi profile to.
4.
On the
Wi-Fi profiles
tab, click
Edit group
.
5.
In the
Available Wi-Fi profiles
list, click the profile that you want to assign to the group and click
Add
. Repeat for any
additional profiles that you want to assign to the group.
6.
Click
Save all
.
When you assign a Wi-Fi profile to a group that has at least one user account assigned to it, the BlackBerry Administration
Service creates jobs to deliver the resulting objects to BlackBerry devices.
Assign a Wi-Fi profile to a user account
You can assign more than one Wi-Fi profile to a user account.
Before you begin:
Create and configure a Wi-Fi profile.
Administration Guide
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