Configure a BlackBerry Enterprise Server component
to authenticate to a proxy server on behalf of
BlackBerry devices
You can configure the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service and the BlackBerry Collaboration Service to authenticate to a
proxy server on behalf of BlackBerry devices.
Before you begin:
If you want to configure the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service to authenticate to a proxy server on
behalf of BlackBerry devices, turn on authentication support for the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service.
1.
In the BlackBerry Administration Service, in the
Servers and components
menu, expand
BlackBerry Solution
topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view
.
2.
Expand the appropriate BlackBerry Enterprise Server component.
3.
Click the instance that you want to change.
4.
Click
Edit instance
.
5.
On the
Proxy mappings
tab, click the
Edit
button for a web address.
6.
In the
Credentials
section, in the
User name
field, type the user name that the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
component can use to connect to the proxy server that is defined for the web address.
7.
In the
Password
and
Confirm password
fields, type the password for the user name.
8.
Click the
Add
icon.
9.
Click
Save all
.
Related information
Configure how BlackBerry devices authenticate to content servers,
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Configuring the BlackBerry Administration
Service to use a proxy server
If you want to allow the BlackBerry Administration Service to automatically download device.xml files, vendor.xml files, and
information about BlackBerry Device Software bundles from the BlackBerry Infrastructure, and your organization uses a
proxy server, you must configure the BlackBerry Administration Service to select and authenticate (if necessary) with the
proxy server.
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