• To specify the number of previous days that you want to synchronize messages from, in the Prepopulation By
message age field, type a number.
• To specify the maximum number of messages that you want to synchronize, in the Prepopulation By message
count field, type a number.
5. Click Save all.

Prevent the BlackBerry Enterprise Server from

synchronizing existing email messages onto a

BlackBerry device
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution
topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view > Email.
2. Click the instance that you want to change.
3. Click Edit instance.
4. On the Messaging tab, in the Message prepopulation settings section, perform the following actions:
• In the Prepopulation by message age field, type 0.
• In the Prepopulation by message count field, type 0.
5. Click Save all.
Assigning BlackBerry devices to useraccounts
To assign BlackBerry devices to user accounts and activate the BlackBerry devices, you can use any of the following
methods:
Method Description
BlackBerry Administration Service You can activate BlackBerry devices before you distribute them to users by
connecting the BlackBerry devices to a computer and logging in to the
BlackBerry Administration Service.
Administration Guide Assigning BlackBerry devices to users
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