Contents Setting up your computer ..........5 Download the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader software .. 5 Prerequisites: Installing the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader software on your computer ........... 5 Install or upgrade the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader software on your computer ........... 6 Setting up your BlackBerry device .........
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Insert a smart card ..............13 Reset your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader ....... 14 Update the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader driver on your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader ........... 15 Learn the basics ..............17 Prerequisites: Pairing your BlackBerry device with your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader ...........
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BlackBerry Smart Card Reader troubleshooting ..29 I cannot turn off the Interactive logon: Smart card removal behavior policy on my computer ........29 I cannot pair my computer with the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader ..................30 I cannot send an S/MIME-protected message ....31 My computer locked unexpectedly ........
Setting up your computer Download the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader software To download the BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader software, visit www.blackberry.com/go/ smartcardreader. Prerequisites: Installing the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader software on your computer If you intend to pair your computer with your BlackBerry®...
Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Install or upgrade the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader software on your computer 1. Close the BlackBerry® Desktop Software or BlackBerry Application Web Loader. 2. Double-click the BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader installation file on your computer. 3. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Remove BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Version 1.0 software from your BlackBerry device If you are upgrading the BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader software from Version 1.0 to Version 1.5.1, you must remove the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Version 1.0 software from your BlackBerry device before you can install the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Version 1.5.1 software on your BlackBerry...
1. Press the sides of the battery release cover. 2. Slide off the battery cover. 3. Insert the battery so that the BlackBerry logo faces up and the metal contacts on the battery align with the metal contacts on your...
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4. Slide the battery cover back onto the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader so that it clicks into place. Figure 1. Remove the battery cover...
Reader battery 1. Connect the small end of the USB cable that came with your BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader to the USB port on your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader. 2. Connect the large end of the USB cable to an available USB port on your computer.
Insert a smart card Reset your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Verify that Bluetooth® technology on your BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader is turned off. If you are upgrading the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader software from Version 1.0 to Version 1.5.1, you...
BlackBerry Smart Card Reader before you can update the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader driver on your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader. On your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader, hold the Action key until the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader screen displays “rESEtinG.”...
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BlackBerry Smart Card Reader software, change it back to the original value.
BlackBerry Smart Card Reader • Verify that your BlackBerry® device is Bluetooth® enabled. • If you are pairing your BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader with a BlackBerry device that is running BlackBerry Device Software Version 4.0 or 4.0.2, verify that you have installed S/ MIME Support Package for BlackBerry devices Version 4.0.
Verify that Bluetooth® technology on your BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader and your BlackBerry device is turned on. 1. On your BlackBerry device, in the BlackBerry device options, click Bluetooth. 2. On your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader, press the Action key.
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4.1 or later, in the BlackBerry device options, click Security Options. Click Smart Card. In the Registered Reader Drivers section, click BlackBerry. Click Driver Settings. 9. Click the trackball or the trackwheel. 10. Click Connect. 11. On your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader, press the Action key.
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12. On your BlackBerry device, type the secure pairing key that appears on the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader screen. 13. Press the Enter key. 14. Perform one of the following actions: • If you do not have a secure connection password, type a secure connection password.
Microsoft® Windows Vista™. • Verify that your computer is Bluetooth® enabled. • Verify that Bluetooth technology on your BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader and your computer is turned on. Pair your computer with your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader 1. Perform one of the following actions:...
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• If your computer is locked and is running Microsoft® Windows Vista™, double-click the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Login tile. Type your Microsoft Windows user name. 2. On your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader , press the Action key. 3. On your computer, click Connect.
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4. Type the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader ID that appears on the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader screen. Click Next. 5. Type the Bluetooth pairing key that appears on the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader screen. Click Next. 6. Type the secure pairing key that appears on the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader screen.
Bluetooth® connections, and importing certificates, see the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Help. • For more information about BlackBerry Smart Card Reader security and for information about using your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader with the S/MIME Support Package for BlackBerry devices, see the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Security Technical Overview.
View the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Help on your BlackBerry device 1. Perform one of the following actions: • If your BlackBerry® device is running BlackBerry® Device Software Version 4.0 or 4.0.2, in the BlackBerry device options, click BlackBerry Smart Card Reader.
BlackBerry. Click Driver Settings. 2. Press the Menu key or click the trackwheel. 3. Click Help. View the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Help on your computer 1. On the taskbar, click Start > Programs > BlackBerry > BlackBerry Smart Card Reader >...
Contact a system administrator about turning off the policy for your computer temporarily while you upgrade the BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader software on your computer and update the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader driver on your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader.
I cannot pair my computer with the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Try performing the following actions: • If you are using a USB Bluetooth® adapter, verify that Microsoft® Windows® supports your model. To view a list of models that Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 supports, visit www.support.microsoft.com to...
• Verify that Bluetooth® technology on your BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader is turned on and that your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader is within range of your BlackBerry device or computer. • Verify that your computer is connected to your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader.
DSA certificate, try using an RSA certificate. Likewise, if you are using an RSA certificate, try using a DSA certificate. • If you are charging your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader, try sending an email message after your BlackBerry Smart Card Reader is charged.
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• If the Interactive Logon: Smart card removal behavior policy is set to Lock workstation and you reset the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader, wait until the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader is on and log in again.
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