Blackberry Phones Won't Activate
We have BES 5.0 set up in Exchange 2010. All the tests show the server is able to communicate, however none of the blackberry phones will activate. All of these phone worked in the past when the users were running with Notes.
In enterprise activation, I put in the email address and activation password and then choose activate and then nothing happens. No percentage or anything. I tried shutting the phone down and pulling the battery for two minutes, but that didn't help either.
One thing I thought could be the problem is that the email to the domain is received externally, scanned for spam and then delivered to the Exchange server. So mail.domain.com resolves to another location and not the Exchange server.
I also read on a website where deleting and undeleting the servicebook called desktop synch will help the problem. I tried that on one phone and now it has overridden the enterprise activation and is stuck at 68% trying to resynch the service book.
I do have port 3101 set up to forward to the BES server. Not sure if there is anything else required.
In enterprise activation, I put in the email address and activation password and then choose activate and then nothing happens. No percentage or anything. I tried shutting the phone down and pulling the battery for two minutes, but that didn't help either.
One thing I thought could be the problem is that the email to the domain is received externally, scanned for spam and then delivered to the Exchange server. So mail.domain.com resolves to another location and not the Exchange server.
I also read on a website where deleting and undeleting the servicebook called desktop synch will help the problem. I tried that on one phone and now it has overridden the enterprise activation and is stuck at 68% trying to resynch the service book.
I do have port 3101 set up to forward to the BES server. Not sure if there is anything else required.
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I think I see the problem... The Exchange server is not fully functional yet. Users' mail is being at the ISP and they access it via webmail. So the activation email never makes it to the Exchange/BES server.
Does this sound correct?
Does this sound correct?
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As long as the user's mail is at the ISP, it won't activate. It must go to the Exchange server.
Don't use email. Set up an activation password, have them enter their email address, activation passwd and the server's name, IP address or however it access the BES. This is how I do it. I also believe the BES has to have access to a smtp server to send email.
And if you're not seeing a server name when you enter the info, use the BB button to see if you can make it visible.
And if you're not seeing a server name when you enter the info, use the BB button to see if you can make it visible.
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Thanks for confirming.
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