User guide

Type Description
permit VPN connections through the firewall. You can configure a home Wi-Fi
network with layer 2 security and password authentication. You must configure
BlackBerry devices to support the authentication that the home Wi-Fi network
requires.
A home Wi-Fi network permits users to access all BlackBerry services from Wi-Fi
enabled BlackBerry devices using the BlackBerry Infrastructure.
Hotspots A hotspot offered by an ISP, a mobile network provider, or a property owner can
provide a Wi-Fi connection in public and semipublic areas. The network can be
an open network without layer 2 security and use a captive portal for
authentication. The captive portal blocks all network traffic except traffic that
uses HTTP and it redirects HTTP requests to a login page.
After a user logs in to the hotspot, the captive portal permits the user to access
wireless network services.
Hotspots can use a firewall and they can permit VPN connections. A hotspot
permits users to access all
BlackBerry services from their Wi-Fi enabled
BlackBerry devices using the BlackBerry Infrastructure.
Security features of a Wi-Fi enabled device
Feature Description
Activation of BlackBerry devices over an
enterprise Wi-Fi network
Activation of devices over an enterprise Wi-Fi network is designed to simplify
the actions of activating or updating devices.
Authenticated connection with
BlackBerry Router
An authenticated connection with a BlackBerry Router permits devices to open
a direct connection to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server after they authenticate
with the BlackBerry Router.
Devices connected to an enterprise Wi-Fi network do not use an SRP
connection to send data to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
BlackBerry transport layer encryption BlackBerry transport layer encryption is designed to encrypt messages that the
device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server send between each other after
they open an authenticated connection.
Direct access to the BlackBerry
Infrastructure over a Wi-Fi connection
Direct access to the BlackBerry Infrastructure over a Wi-Fi connection permits
Wi-Fi enabled devices to access BlackBerry services over the Internet, even if
UMA is not available.
Security Technical Overview Wi-Fi enabled devices
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