Administration Guide

Sending software and BlackBerry Java Applications to BlackBerry devices

When you assign a software configuration to a user account, the BlackBerry Administration Service creates a job to deliver the resulting object to the BlackBerry device.

Related information

View the status of a job, 150

Managing the default distribution settings for jobs, 292

Managing the distribution settings for a specific job, 298

Managing software configurations, 306

Install BlackBerry Java Applications on a BlackBerry device at a central computer

If you do not want to install BlackBerry Java Applications on a BlackBerry device over the wireless network, and you do not want the user to install the BlackBerry Java Applications using the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager or BlackBerry Desktop Software, you can install the BlackBerry Java Applications on a BlackBerry device by connecting the BlackBerry device to a central computer that can access the BlackBerry Administration Service.

Before you begin:

Assign a software configuration with the necessary BlackBerry Java Applications to the appropriate user account.

To permit the BlackBerry Administration Service to connect to a BlackBerry device that is attached to the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Administration Service by a USB connection, add the web address of the BlackBerry Administration Service to the list of trusted web sites in the web browser. Log in to the BlackBerry Administration Service again.

Verify that the central computer can access the BlackBerry Administration Service.

Connect the BlackBerry device that is associated with the user account to the central computer.

1.In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Devices menu, expand Attached devices.

2.Click Device software.

3.Click Automatic installation of applications on the BlackBerry device.

4.Complete the instructions on the screen.

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