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Install and Configure AstraSync for Blackberry Devices
Install and Configure AstraSync for Blackberry Devices
Although the Blackberry does not directly support over-the-air synchronization with Exchange ActiveSync, you can purchase AstraSync, a third-party application that enables Exchange ActiveSync functionality on the BlackBerry.
Follow these steps to install and set up AstraSync on your BlackBerry:
- Open the BlackBerry browser on your phone.
- Navigate to the AstraSync download page at www.astrasync.com/dwl and log in with the email address and password you chose when you registered at AstraSync.com.
- Choose the over-the-air download and install option and click Download.
- Click Yes to the security warning.
- Wait for the download to complete and AstraSync to install.
- Click Run to load AstraSync for the first time.
- Click Yes on the data modification and access security warning.
- Turn off desktop synchronization in the BlackBerry Desktop Manager to avoid data duplication.
- If you have content protection enabled, exit AstraSync, turn it off and re-start AstraSync from the Downloads folder.
- Accept the AstraSync License Agreement
- AstraSync will test your device's connectivity and choose the best network connection method. You may be prompted to allow the network connections.
- Click Next once the connection type has been automatically selected.
- Complete the required email and server information:
- In the Email Address field, type your full email address (i.e., example@example.com).
- In the Server field, type the URL you use to access webmail (mail.reliablesite.net).
- In the Domain filed, type the domain (i.e., example.com).
- In the Username field, type your full email address.
- In the Password filed, type the password associated to your email address.
- Click Next.
- AstraSync will test the connection. Click Next.
- AstraSync will display a list of collaboration items to sync. Choose from the list and clickNext to initiate the first sync.
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