Blackberry PRD-10459-035 Administration Guide - Page 56

Administration Guide Assigning BlackBerry devices to users Assigning BlackBerry devices to users 9 Assigning BlackBerry devices to user accounts When you assign a BlackBerry® device to a user account, you associate the BlackBerry device with a defined IMAP service that is used to activate all BlackBerry device user accounts. To assign BlackBerry devices to user accounts and activate the BlackBerry devices, you can use any of the following methods: Method using the BlackBerry Manager over the wireless network Description You can activate BlackBerry devices before distributing them to users by connecting the BlackBerry devices to the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Manager. New BlackBerry device users and users receiving replacement BlackBerry devices can activate their BlackBerry devices without requiring a physical connection to your organization's network. Option 1: Activate a BlackBerry device using the BlackBerry Manager 1. Connect the BlackBerry® device to the computer that hosts the BlackBerry Manager. 2. In the BlackBerry Manager, in the left pane, click a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. 3. On the Users tab, click the user account that you want to assign to the BlackBerry device. 4. Click Device Management. 5. Click Assign Handheld. 6. Click the BlackBerry device that you want to assign to the user account. 7. Click OK. Option 2: Activating BlackBerry devices over the wireless network To activate BlackBerry® devices over the wireless network, you assign activation passwords to user accounts. After you communicate the activation passwords to users, the users type the activaiton passwords on their BlackBerry devices to activate the BlackBerry devices with the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. 54