Blackberry blackberry enterprise server for microsoft exchange manual Wireless access points

Feature and Technical OverviewWi-Fi enabled devices

Type	Description
	permit VPN connections through the firewall. You can configure a home Wi-Fi
	network with layer 2 security and password authentication. You must configure
	BlackBerry devices to support the authentication that the home Wi-Fi network
	requires.
	A home Wi-Fi network permits users to access all BlackBerry services from Wi-Fi
	enabled BlackBerry devices using the BlackBerry Infrastructure.
Hotspots	A hotspot offered by an ISP, a mobile network provider, or a property owner can
	provide a Wi-Fi connection in public and semipublic areas. The network can be
	an open network without layer 2 security and use a captive portal for
	authentication. The captive portal blocks all network traffic except traffic that
	uses HTTP and it redirects HTTP requests to a login page.
	After a user logs in to the hotspot, the captive portal permits the user to access
	wireless network services.
	Hotspots can use a firewall and they can permit VPN connections. A hotspot
	permits users to access all BlackBerry services from their Wi-Fi enabled
	BlackBerry devices using the BlackBerry Infrastructure.

Wireless access points

Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices use wireless access points to connect to the Wi-Fi network. An access point must conform to the IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, or IEEE 802.11g wireless networking standard.

Type	Description
thin access point	A thin access point (or controller-based access point) is part of an enterprise Wi-
	Fi network that you can manage from a central location. This type of access
	point requires an external controller to manage network traffic. You can
	administer one or more thin access points through the controller.
	Thin access points with an external controller can provide a more seamless
	roaming experience for users with Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices during data
	and voice sessions.
thick access point	A thick access point (or intelligent or autonomous access point), has the
	intelligence to operate as a standalone component without a controller.

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