Specifications

Component Description
BlackBerry Infrastructure The BlackBerry Infrastructure validates SRP information and controls the IPPP
traffic that travels outside your organization's firewall to and from BlackBerry
devices.
BlackBerry Dispatcher The BlackBerry Dispatcher maintains an SRP connection with the BlackBerry
Infrastructure over the Internet. The BlackBerry Dispatcher is responsible for
compressing and encrypting and for decrypting and decompressing data that
travels over the Internet to and from the devices.
BlackBerry MDS Connection Service The BlackBerry MDS Connection Service provides a secure connection between
the Enterprise Management Agent on the devices and the Enterprise
Management Web Service in the BlackBerry Device Service. The connection is
used when the device is not connected to your organization's Wi-Fi network or
VPN.
BlackBerry Router The BlackBerry Router connects to the BlackBerry Infrastructure which sends
data to mobile networks or the Internet.
BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager The BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager is a web application that permits users to
activate and manage devices.
Enterprise Management Web Service The Enterprise Management Web Service is a set of web services that
communicates commands, configuration information, IT policies, VPN profiles,
Wi-Fi profiles, and email profiles between the BlackBerry Administration Service
and the Enterprise Management Agent on the devices.
Microsoft Active Directory The BlackBerry Administration Service obtains user account information from
the Microsoft Active Directory that is required to create user accounts in the
BlackBerry Device Service.
Work Wi-Fi network After a device is activated on the BlackBerry Device Service, communication
between the BlackBerry Device Service and the device can occur over your
organization's Wi-Fi network when the device is within a wireless coverage area
and enabled for access according to your organization's network security
policies.
External Wi-Fi access point Depending on your organization's network configuration, communication can
occur between the BlackBerry Device Service and devices that are located
outside the firewall and connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi connection.
Firewall The BlackBerry Device Service requires an outbound-initiated, bidirectional
connection through port 3101 on the firewall and over the Internet to the
BlackBerry Infrastructure to transport data to and from the devices.
Internet The Internet transports data between the BlackBerry Infrastructure and the
BlackBerry Device Service. Depending on your organization's network
configuration, the devices may also communicate with the BlackBerry Device
Service using a VPN connection over the Internet.
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