Administration Guide

Troubleshooting

A user cannot see Wi-Fi connection settings on a Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry device

Possible cause

The Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry device is not configured to permit a user to make changes to the Wi-Fi configuration settings.

Possible solution

1.In the BlackBerry Administration Service, change the WLAN Allowed Handheld Changes configuration setting in the Wi-Fi profile to Yes.

2.Resend the IT policy to the BlackBerry device.

Status indicators

The status indicators for Wi-Fi diagnostic information on a BlackBerry device show the status of the BlackBerry device connection to a Wi-Fi network.

Indicator

Description

 

 

black

This indicator displays when you or a user did not configure a Wi-Fi network for a

 

BlackBerry device.

 

 

yellow or white

This indicator displays when a BlackBerry device tries to connect to a Wi-Fi

 

network but has not connected yet.

 

 

green

This indicator displays when a BlackBerry device is connected to a Wi-Fi

 

network.

 

 

red

This indicator displays when a connection error exists between the BlackBerry

 

device and a Wi-Fi network.

 

Status fields for Wi-Fi connections

Field

Description

 

 

Current Profile

This field specifies the name of the Wi-Fi profile that the user is currently using.

 

 

SSID

This field specifies the identifier for the Wi-Fi network.

 

When the BlackBerry device displays an SSID value, the BlackBerry device is connected

 

to a network, and the name of the network appears.

 

 

AP MAC Address

This field specifies the MAC address of the wireless access point that the BlackBerry

 

device is associated with.

 

 

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