Administration Guide

Configuring encryption and authentication methods for Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices

1.In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand Policy > Wi-Fi configuration.

2.Click Manage Wi-Fi profiles.

3.Click the name of the Wi-Fi profile that you want to change.

4.Click Edit profile.

5.On the Wi-Fi profile settings tab, configure the values for the following configuration settings:

Wi-Fi WEP Key 1

Wi-Fi WEP Key 2

Wi-Fi WEP Key 3

Wi-Fi WEP Key 4

6.Click Save All.

After you finish:

For more information about configuration settings, see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Policy Reference Guide.

Assign the Wi-Fi profile to the user accounts.

Resend the IT policy that you assign to the user accounts to Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices.

Related information

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Configuring PSK encryption

The IEEE 802.1Xstandard specifies PSK encryption as an access control method for enterprise Wi-Fi networks. You can use PSK encryption in small office and home environments where it is not feasible to configure server-based authentication.

To configure PSK encryption, you must distribute a passphrase to Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices that matches the key or passphrase for the wireless access points. You must distribute the passphrase using the Wi-Fi profiles that you assign to user accounts. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server sends the passphrase when users activate the BlackBerry devices.

For more information about how the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution supports PSK encryption, see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Security Technical Overview.

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