Options for saved Wi-Fi networks
Common options
Option
Description
Name
Type a display name for the Wi-Fi network.
SSID
Type the Wi-Fi network name.
Security Type
Set the security type that the Wi-Fi network supports.
Band type
Set the Wi-Fi network type. If you don't know the network type, don't change this field.
SSID broadcasted
Set whether the Wi-Fi network broadcasts its SSID.
Automatically obtain
IP address and DNS
Set whether your BlackBerry smartphone receives a routable IP address, a subnet mask, DNS
settings, and a gateway address from the Wi-Fi network.
Allow inter-access
point handover
Set whether your smartphone remains connected to the Wi-Fi network when you move between
wireless access points.
VPN profile
If necessary, set a VPN profile to use with the saved Wi-Fi network.
IP Address
Type the IP address for your smartphone.
Subnet mask
Type the subnet mask for the wireless access point that your smartphone should connect to.
Primary DNS
Type the primary DNS that your smartphone should connect to.
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Option
Description
Secondary DNS
Type the secondary DNS that your smartphone should connect to.
Default gateway
address
Type the default gateway IP address that your smartphone should connect to.
Domain suffix
Type the domain that your smartphone uses to resolve host names into IP addresses.
WEP options
These options appear if you choose the WEP security type.
Option
Description
Select WEP key
Set the type of WEP key for the Wi-Fi network.
WEP key
Type the WEP key for the Wi-Fi network in hexadecimal format.
WPA/WPA2 Personal options
These options appear if you choose the WPA/WPA2 Personal security type.
Option
Description
Passphrase
If necessary, type the WPA or WPA2 Personal passphrase to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise options
These options appear if you choose the WPA/WPA2 Enterprise security type.
Option
Description
Enterprise Sub-Type
If necessary, set the enterprise security method for the Wi-Fi network.
Username
If necessary, type the user name that you use to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
Password
If necessary, type the password that you use to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
CA certificate
Set the root certificate that your smartphone should use to verify that it's connecting to the
correct Wi-Fi network.
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Option
Description
Client certificate
Set the authentication certificate that your smartphone should use to connect to the Wi-Fi
network.
Inner link security
If necessary, set the security protocol that the Wi-Fi network supports for its inner authentication
method.
Token
Set whether you use a hardware token to connect to the Wi-Fi network.
Server subject
If necessary, type the server subject name that your smartphone should use to verify that it's
connecting to the correct Wi-Fi network.
Server SAN
If necessary, type the server SAN that your smartphone should use to verify that it's connecting to
the correct Wi-Fi network.