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BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 version 10.2
 

Create a Wi-Fi profile

Before you begin: If you use certificate-based authentication, create a CA certificate profile and a client certificate profile, or user certificate profile, and assign them to users. For more information, see Sending certificates to devices.
  1. On the menu bar, click Library.
  2. In the Wi-Fi pane, click the + icon.
  3. In the Profile name field, type the profile name.
  4. In the Profile description field, type a description for the profile.
  5. If required, in the BSSID field, type the BSSID of the Wi-Fi network.
  6. If you do not want to broadcast the SSID for the Wi-Fi network, select the Hidden network check box.
  7. In the SSID field, type the network name of the Wi-Fi network.
  8. If you want iOS device users to be able to connect to the Wi-Fi network automatically, verify that the Automatically join the network check box is selected.
  9. In the Network configuration drop-down list, select the appropriate network configuration.
  10. In the Proxy type drop-down list, perform one of the following actions:

    Task

    Steps

    Do not select a proxy server.

    Select None.

    Automatically select an available proxy server.

    Select Automatic and type the URL used to retrieve proxy settings.

    Specify a proxy server.
    1. Select Manual.
    2. In the Host name or IP address for the proxy server field, type the host name or IP address.
    3. In the Port number for the proxy server field, type the port number.
    4. In the Username for the proxy server field, type the login name.
    5. In the Password for the proxy server field, type the password.
  11. In the Security type drop-down list, perform one of the following actions:

    Task

    Steps

    Do not select a security type.

    Select None.

    Specify the Wi-Fi settings for a Personal security type.
    1. Select Personal.
    2. In the Password field, type the password.
    3. In the Security type of the personal Wi-Fi profile drop-down list, click the appropriate security type.

    Specify the Wi-Fi settings for an Enterprise security type.
    1. Select Enterprise.
    2. In the Security type of the enterprise Wi-Fi profile drop-down list, click the appropriate security type.
    3. On the Protocols tab, select the protocols that apply to the Wi-Fi network.
    4. On the Authentication tab, perform any of the following actions as required:
      1. In the Identification for TTLS, PEAP and EAP-FAST field, type the appropriate identifier.
      2. If the Wi-Fi network requires a password, and you don't want users to have to type the password, select the Password provided by the Wi-Fi configuration check box. In the Wi-Fi connection password field, type the password.
      3. If the Wi-Fi network requires that users provide a username, and you don't want users to have to type their username, in the Username field, type %UserName%.
      4. In the Authentication type for enterprise Wi-Fi configuration drop-down list, click the appropriate authentication type. If you select Certificate, in the Certificate identifier drop-down list, click the certificate profile that you want to use.
    5. On the Trust tab, perform the following actions as required:
      1. Click the + icon next to Trusted certificate identifiers expected for authentication . In the drop-down list, click a certificate identifier.
      2. To specify an expected certificate common name, click the + icon next to Certificate common names expected from the authentication server and type the common name.
      3. If you want to permit iOS device users to allow exceptions to trust rules, select the Trust user decisions check box.
  12. Click Save.
Last updated: 2015-02-23
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