BlackBerry Enterprise Server 2.1 for Microsoft Exchange 2000 3
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the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Software documentation that is provided in PDF
format.
Refer to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange Installation and Getting
Started Guide for further details on the appropriate system requirements for your
installation environment.
Defining a service account and mailbox in Microsoft Exchange 2000
You must define a user service account and mailbox to be used by each of the
following BlackBerry Enterprise Server Software components you install:
•BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server Management,
•and BlackBerry User Administration.
The service account should be a member of the Domain Users group.
Complete the following procedure, using a Windows 2000 account with Microsoft
Exchange 2000 service account and Windows 2000 administrative privileges, to create
a service account and mailbox:
1. Log in to the computer on which you will install the BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
on the domain as a domain administrator.
2. From the Start menu select Settings> Control Panel> Administrative Tools>
Active Directory Users and Computers.
3. Right-click the User menu, and select New User. The new user will act as your
BlackBerry Enterprise Server service account.
4. Enter a new user login name (for example, BESAdmin) and click Next.
5. On the New Object - User window, enter a password for the user in the Password
field and in the Confirm password field.
6. Select any of the password options available. Click Next.
7. On the second New Object - User window, Create an Exchange mailbox should
be selected, and default values should appear in the Alias, Server, and Mailbox
Store fields. Change these values if necessary. Click Next.
8. The third New Object - User window lists the new user options you selected.
Click Finish to create the new user and mailbox.
Note: It is not necessary to install all of the tools on the same computer. However, the same
service account can be used by two or more of the above components if they are installed on the
same computer. The same mailbox should be used by all.