Administration Guide

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

Send EAP-FAST authentication data to a BlackBerry device using a Wi-Fi profile

If BlackBerry users in your organization's environment use BlackBerry 7270 smartphones, you must configure user names and passwords using IT policy rules instead of configuration settings.

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 configure.

4.Click Edit profile.

5.In the Wi-Fi profile settings tab, perform the following actions:

In the Wi-Fi User Name field, type the user name for PEAP authentication.

In the Wi-Fi User Password field, type the password for PEAP authentication.

6.If required, configure the following configuration settings:

Wi-Fi Link Security

Wi-Fi Inner Authentication Mode

Wi-Fi Hard Token Required

Wi-Fi Server Subject

Wi-Fi Server SAN

Wi-Fi EAP-FAST Provisioning method

Wi-Fi Disable Server Certificate Validation

7.Click Save All.

After you finish:

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

Resend the IT policy that you assign to the user accounts to BlackBerry devices.

Distribute the certificates.

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