Enabling wireless
enterprise activation
1. Open the
Enterprise Activation
program (Options >
Enterprise Activation)
on the handheld and type
the appropriate email
address and activation
password that were
provided in the
activation email.
This activation
password is used only to
activate your mailbox.
The password is invalid
after five unsuccessful
activation attempts, and
if you do not activate
your handheld 48 hours
after the password is
created, the password
expires and cannot be
used. When the handheld
is successfully
activated, the password
is removed from the
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server.
Wireless Enterprise
Activation application:
Enter password
Wireless Enterprise
Activation application:
Click Activate
2. After your
click Activate on
your Handheld, your
device sends activation
request: The handheld
sends an activation
request email to the
user’s email account.
This email contains
information about the
handheld such as routing
information and the
handheld’s activation
public keys.
3. Server sends
activation response: The BlackBerry Enterprise
Server sends the
handheld an activation
email response that
contains routing
information about the
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server and the server’s
public keys.
4. Device and
server establish and
verify keys: The BlackBerry Enterprise
Server and the handheld
establish a master
encryption key. Both the
BlackBerry Enterprise
Server and the handheld
verify their knowledge
of the master key to
each other. If key
confirmation succeeds,
the activation proceeds
and further
communication is
encrypted.
BlackBerry handheld
displays verification
status
5. Service
books sent: The BlackBerry Enterprise
Server sends appropriate
service books (for
example, messaging
service book, wireless
calendar service book,
browser service book) to
the handheld. You can
now send and receive
messages on the
handheld.
6. Data loaded: BlackBerry Enterprise
Server sends the
following data to your
handheld:
- calendar entries
address book entries
- tasks
- memos
- email messages
- existing
handheld options (if
applicable) that
were backed up
through automatic
wireless backup
BlackBerry handheld
receives data
BlackBerry handheld
displays activation
status
7. Activation
is complete! |
