BlackBerry Administration Service for Microsoft Exchange Help 5.0 SP3

Installing client components and publishing client files

Publish the client files for the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager in a Windows GPO for Windows XP

If you use Microsoft® Active Directory®, you can create a Windows® GPO to make sure that the browser settings are correct for your organization's environment. Alternatively, you can check the browser settings on users' computers and, if necessary, change them manually.
  1. In the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server installation files, navigate to tools/RIMWebComponents.
  2. Copy the RIMWebComponents.msi file to a shared network folder.
  3. In Microsoft Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the organizational unit that you want to assign the Windows GPO to. Click Properties.
  4. On the Group Policy tab, click New.
  5. In the Name field, type a name for the new GPO.
  6. In the list of GPOs, click the GPO name.
  7. Click Edit.
  8. In the Group Policy Editor menu, click User Configuration > Software Settings.
  9. Right-click Software Installation. Click New > Package.
  10. Type the UNC path and name of the RIMWebComponents.msi. The path must be typed in UNC format (for example, \\ComputerName\Applications\Testing).
  11. Click Open.
  12. In the Deploy Software window, click Advanced.
  13. Click OK.
  14. In the Group Policy Object properties window, on the Deployment tab, under Deployment type, click Published.
  15. In the Installation user interface options menu, click Basic.
  16. If the computer runs Windows Server® 2003, perform the following actions:
    1. On the Deployment tab, click Advanced.
    2. Click Include OLE class and product information.
  17. Click OK.
After you finish:
Perform one of the following actions:
  • On each user's computer that runs a 32-bit version of Windows, add the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowCurrentVersion\Internet Settings\UseCoInstall.
  • On each user's computer that runs a 64-bit version of Windows, add the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\WindowCurrentVersion\Internet Settings\UseCoInstall.

Publish the client files for the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager in a Windows GPO for Windows Vista

Before you begin:
  1. Open the Microsoft Exchange Management Console.
  2. Click File > Add/Remove Snap-in.
  3. In the Available Snap-ins list, click Group Policy Management.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Expand Group Policy Management > Forest> Domains.
  7. Click the domain name.
  8. Right-click the organizational unit that you want to assign the Windows® GPO to.
  9. Click Create a GPO in this domain, and link it here.
  10. In the Name field, type a name for the new GPO.
  11. Click OK.
  12. Right-click the GPO that you just created.
  13. Click Edit.
  14. On the Computer Configuration menu, click Policies.
  15. Expand Administrator Templates.
  16. Expand Windows Components.
  17. Click ActiveXInstaller Service.
  18. Right-click Approved Installation Sites for ActiveX Controls.
  19. Select Properties.
  20. On the Settings tab, click Enabled.
  21. Click Show.
  22. Click Add.
  23. In the Enter the name of the item to be added field, type the web address for the BlackBerry Administration Service.
  24. In the Enter the value of the item to be added field, type 2,2,1,0.
  25. In each dialogue box, click OK.

Configure users' computers to install the client file for the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager automatically

You can create a new Windows® GPO so that you can add the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\UseCoInstall to users' computers. When you add the registry key, the users' computers install the RIMWebComponents.msi file and other Microsoft® ActiveX® controls automatically. The Windows GPO adds the registry key to computers in the organizational unit that you assigned the GPO to.
  1. On the computer that hosts Microsoft® Active Directory®, in a new text file, copy and paste the following lines:

    CLASS MACHINE

    CATEGORY !!RegistrySettings

    KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

    ;KEYNAME "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

    POLICY !!EnableActiveXInstallFromAD

    EXPLAIN !!EnableActiveXInstallFromAD_Explain

    VALUENAME "UseCoInstall"

    VALUEON NUMERIC 1

    VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0

    END POLICY

    END CATEGORY

    [strings]

    EnableActiveXInstallFromAD="Allow user computers to install administrator-approved Microsoft ActiveX components."

    EnableActiveXInstallFromAD_Explain="Allow user computers to install administrator-approved Microsoft ActiveX components."

    RegistrySettings="Registry Settings"

  2. Name the file EnableActiveXInstallFromAD.adm and save it.
  3. In Microsoft Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the organizational unit that you want to assign the Windows GPO to. Click Properties.
  4. On the Group Policy tab, click New.
  5. In the Name field, type a name for the new GPO.
  6. In the list of GPOs, click the GPO name. Click Edit.
  7. In the Group Policy Object Editor list, click Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates.
  8. Right-click Administrative Templates. Perform one of the following actions:
    • If the computer uses Windows® 2000 Server, clear the View – Show Policies Only option.
    • If the computer uses Windows Server® 2003, click View – Filtering. Clear the Only show policy settings that can be fully managed check box.
  9. Right-click Administrative Templates. Click Add/Remove Templates.
  10. Add the EnableActiveXInstallFromAD.adm custom administrative template to the Windows GPO.
  11. Click Administrative Templates > Registry Settings.
  12. Double-click Allow user computers to install administrator-approved Microsoft ActiveX components.
  13. Click Enabled.
  14. Click OK.
After you finish: For more information about registry-based Windows GPOs, visit technet.microsoft.com to read Using Administrative Template Files with Registry-Based Group Policy.
Last updated: 2011-09-16
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