I am about to enforce PIN policies on our BES, and our OWA servers, for any mobile device attaching to our exchange server. We do not issue devices, so they are not our properity, so the only way I can do this is by setting the policy on the BES and on Exchange.
My question is the actual mechanics of the process once I set the rules. In other words, what will the users see? Will the device show a warning that a pin must be established before it will allow connection to the OWA/BES server? Or will is simply stop sync'ing until a PIN is set?
Thanks much
Please read below guidlines carefully.
Managing BlackBerry device access to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
You can use the Enterprise Service Policy to control which BlackBerry® devices can connect to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server. By default, after you turn on the Enterprise Service Policy, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server permits connections from any BlackBerry device or BlackBerry enabled device that you previously associated with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server also prevents connections from any BlackBerry device that you associate with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server after you turn on the Enterprise Service Policy.
You can configure an allowed list to determine which BlackBerry devices can access a BlackBerry Enterprise Server. A BlackBerry device that meets the criteria that you specify in the allowed list can associate with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server when the BlackBerry device activates over the wireless network.
You can define the following types of criteria:
* specific BlackBerry device PINs
* range of BlackBerry device PINs
* specific manufacturers
* specific BlackBerry device models
The BlackBerry Administration Service includes lists of permitted manufacturers and models of BlackBerry devices that you associated with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server previously.
You can permit a user to override the Enterprise Service Policy so that a BlackBerry device or BlackBerry enabled device can connect to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server even if you configure the allowed list with criteria that exclude that BlackBerry device or BlackBerry enabled device.
For more information, see the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Administration Guide.
Turn on the Enterprise Service Policy
You can turn on the Enterprise Service Policy to control which BlackBerry® devices can connect to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view.
2. Click BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
3. Click Turn on Enterprise Service Policy.
4. Click Yes - Turn on enterprise service policy.
Configure the Enterprise Service Policy
By default, when you turn on the Enterprise Service Policy, all BlackBerry® devices that you activated can access the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. You must configure the Enterprise Service Policy to specify the BlackBerry devices that you want to access the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. To add a new BlackBerry device to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, you must add the PIN for the BlackBerry device to the Enterprise Service Policy before a user can activate the BlackBerry device.
Before you begin: Turn on the Enterprise Service Policy.
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the Servers and components menu, expand BlackBerry Solution topology > BlackBerry Domain > Component view.
2. Click BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
3. Click Edit component.
4. In the Enterprise Service Policy section, in the Allowed drop-down list, click Yes for each BlackBerry device model that you want to permit to access the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
5. To add a new BlackBerry device, on the Add New Allowed PINs tab, in the New Allowed PINs field, type the PIN for the BlackBerry device. Click the Add icon.
6. To remove a BlackBerry device from the list, on the Removing Existing Allowed Pins tab, in the PINs section, select the PIN for the BlackBerry device.
7. Click Save All.
Permit a user to override the Enterprise Service Policy
Before you begin:Turn on the Enterprise Service Policy.
1. In the BlackBerry Administration Service, on the BlackBerry solution management menu, expand User.
2. Click Manage users.
3. Search for a user account.
4. Click the display name for the user account.
5. Click Edit user.
6. On the Component information tab, in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server information section, in the Enterprise service policy override drop-down list, click True.
7. Click Save All.