Blackberry RAL10IN manual Firewall, Accept or deny a connection request, Reset firewall settings

8: Options

Firewall

If you have third-party applications on your handheld, the firewall option prevents these applications from transmitting data without your knowledge.

Note: You are solely responsible for the selection, implementation, and performance of any third party applications that you use with the handheld or desktop software. Research In Motion does not in any way endorse or guarantee the security, compatibility, performance, or trustworthiness of any third party applications, and shall have no liability to you or any third party for issues arising from such third party applications.

Accept or deny a connection request

1.In the dialog box that prompts you to accept or deny a connection request, select one of the following options:

•To accept the request, select the Accept check box.

•To deny the request, select the Deny check box.

Tip: If you do not want a dialog box to appear each time that a request is made, in the dialog box, select the Don’t ask this again check box. All subsequent requests are accepted or denied, depending on the option that you selected in the dialog box.

Reset firewall settings

You can reset the default firewall settings.

1.Open the options application. The Options screen appears.

2.Click Firewall. The Firewall screen appears.

3.Click the trackwheel. A menu appears.

4.Click Reset Settings. The firewall settings are reset.

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