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User Guide Related topics About the device password (See page 87.) Turn off the device password (See page 88.) Turn off the device password 1. In the device options, click Security Options. 2. Click General Settings. 3. Set the Password field to Disabled. 4. Click the trackwheel. 5. Click Save. 6. Type the device password. 7. Click the trackwheel. Note: If your BlackBerry® device is integrated with a corporate email account, you might not be able to turn off the device password. Contact your system administrator for more information. Related topic About the device password (See page 87.) Lock and unlock the device To lock the BlackBerry® device, with a device password set, on the Home screen, click Lock. To unlock your device, on the Lock screen, roll the trackwheel. Click Unlock. Type your password. Press the Enter key. Related topic About the device password (See page 87.) About keyboard lock If you do not set a device password, you can lock your keyboard to prevent accidentally placing calls or typing characters. Lock and unlock the keyboard To lock the BlackBerry® device keyboard, on the Home screen, click Keyboard Lock. To unlock the keyboard, double-click the trackwheel. Related topic About keyboard lock (See page 88.) About content protection and compression Content protection is designed to encrypt your BlackBerry® device data. When your device is password locked, an open lock in the device status section of the screen indicates that encryption is in progress. A closed lock indicates that encryption is complete. After you type your device password, data on your device is decrypted as you access it. To use content protection, you must set a device password. Content compression is designed to reduce the size of the data that is stored on your device and to maintain the integrity of that data. Protect your device content 1. In the device options, click Security Options. 2. Click General Settings. 3. Set the Content Protection field to Enabled. 4. Click the trackwheel. 5. Click Save. 6. Type your device password. 7. Click the trackwheel. Related topic About content protection and compression (See page 88.) 88

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User Guide
Related topics
About the device password (See page 87.)
Turn off the device password (See page 88.)
Turn off the device password
1.
In the device options, click
Security Options.
2.
Click
General Settings.
3.
Set the
Password
field to
Disabled.
4.
Click the trackwheel.
5.
Click
Save.
6.
Type the device password.
7.
Click the trackwheel.
Note:
If your BlackBerry® device is integrated with a
corporate email account, you might not be able to turn
off the device password. Contact your system
administrator for more information.
Related topic
About the device password (See page 87.)
Lock and unlock the device
To lock the BlackBerry® device, with a device password
set, on the Home screen, click
Lock.
To unlock your device, on the Lock screen, roll the
trackwheel. Click
Unlock.
Type your password. Press
the
Enter
key.
Related topic
About the device password (See page 87.)
About keyboard lock
If you do not set a device password, you can lock your
keyboard to prevent accidentally placing calls or
typing characters.
Lock and unlock the keyboard
To lock the BlackBerry® device keyboard, on the Home
screen, click
Keyboard Lock.
To unlock the keyboard, double-click the trackwheel.
Related topic
About keyboard lock (See page 88.)
About content protection and
compression
Content protection is designed to encrypt your
BlackBerry® device data. When your device is
password locked, an open lock in the device status
section of the screen indicates that encryption is in
progress. A closed lock indicates that encryption is
complete. After you type your device password, data
on your device is decrypted as you access it.
To use content protection, you must set a device
password.
Content compression is designed to reduce the size of
the data that is stored on your device and to maintain
the integrity of that data.
Protect your device content
1.
In the device options, click
Security Options.
2.
Click
General Settings.
3.
Set the
Content Protection
field to
Enabled.
4.
Click the trackwheel.
5.
Click
Save.
6.
Type your device password.
7.
Click the trackwheel.
Related topic
About content protection and compression (See page
88.)