Publish the client files for the BlackBerry
Web Desktop Manager in a Windows GPO
for Windows XP
If you use Microsoft Active Directory, you can create a Windows GPO to make sure that the browser settings are correct for
your organization's environment. Alternatively, you can check the browser settings on users' computers and, if necessary,
change them manually.
1.
In the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files, navigate to tools/RIMWebComponents .
2.
Copy the
RIMWebComponents.msi
file to a shared network folder.
3.
In Microsoft Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the organizational unit that you want to assign the
Windows GPO to. Click
Properties
.
4.
On the
Group Policy
tab, click
New
.
5.
In the
Name
field, type a name for the new GPO.
6.
In the list of GPOs, click the GPO name.
7.
Click
Edit
.
8.
In the
Group Policy Editor
menu, click
User Configuration > Software Settings
.
9.
Right-click
Software Installation
. Click
New > Package
.
10. Type the UNC path and name of the
RIMWebComponents.msi
. The path must be typed in UNC format (for example,
\\ComputerName\Applications\Testing).
11. Click
Open
.
12. In the
Deploy Software
window, click
Advanced
.
13. Click
OK
.
14. In the
Group Policy Object
properties window, on the
Deployment
tab, under
Deployment type
, click
Published
.
15. In the
Installation user interface options
menu, click
Basic
.
16. If the computer runs Windows Server 2003, perform the following actions:
a.
On the
Deployment
tab, click
Advanced
.
b.
Click
Include OLE class and product information
.
17. Click
OK
.
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