Option 2: Activating a BlackBerry device over the
wireless network
To activate a BlackBerry device over the wireless network, you assign an activation password to a user account. The user
receives the activation password in an email message and associates the BlackBerry device with the email account by
typing the password on the BlackBerry device.
Save bandwidth by synchronizing organizer data over the LAN
When users activate BlackBerry devices over the wireless network, by default, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
synchronizes the initial download of organizer data over the wireless network. To save bandwidth, you can configure an IT
policy to synchronize the initial download of organizer data through the BlackBerry Router and over your organization's
LAN when users connect their BlackBerry devices to a computer that hosts the BlackBerry Device Manager.
1.
In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the
BlackBerry solution management
menu, expand
Policy
.
2.
Click
Manage IT policies
.
3.
Click
Default
.
4.
Click
Edit IT policy
.
5.
On the
PIM Synchronization
tab, in the
Disable Wireless Bulk Loads
rule, in the drop-down list, click
Yes
.
6.
Click
Save all
.
Wireless activation
The wireless activation process activates BlackBerry devices on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server over the wireless
network. Neither you nor the users are required to connect the BlackBerry devices to a computer to complete the
activation process.
You can use wireless activation process to activate a large number of BlackBerry devices over the wireless network. When
users want to activate BlackBerry devices on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server over the wireless network, they must notify
you. You can use the BlackBerry Administration Service to configure activation passwords and distribute the passwords to
the users.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution can begin the wireless activation process automatically or when users open the
activation application on the BlackBerry devices and type an activation password and email address. When the activation
process completes, users can send email messages from and receive email messages on their BlackBerry devices.
When you initiate the wireless activation process, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server sends an email message with an etp.dat
attachment from the blackberry.net domain to the user's email application. To make sure that the message is not blocked
or modified, add the blackberry.net domain to the allowed list in the anti-virus and anti-spam software applications used by
the messaging server or gateway.
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