BlackBerry Bold 9650 - VPN settings

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VPN settings

Depending on the options that your administrator has set for you, this feature might not be supported.

About VPN profiles

A VPN profile contains the information that you require to log in to your organization's network over VPN. Depending on your

organization, you might have more than one VPN profile on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about VPN profiles,

contact your administrator.

Log in to a VPN

• Your email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact

your administrator.

• If you use a software token to log in to a VPN, the software token must be on your device and the software token

information that appears in the VPN profile must be correct.

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > VPN.
3. To connect to your organization's network, click Log in.

User Guide

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Change the user name and password for a VPN profile

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > VPN.
3. Highlight a VPN profile.
4. Press the

key > Edit.

5. In the Username field, type a new user name.
6. In the Password field, type a new password.
7. Press the

key > Save.

About software tokens

You might need a software token to log in to a VPN. A software token includes a token code that your device regenerates

periodically and a PIN. For more information about software tokens, contact your administrator.

Change the software token for a VPN profile

To perform this task, the software token that you want to use must be installed on your BlackBerry® device. For more

information, contact your administrator.

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > VPN.
3. Highlight a VPN profile.
4. Press the

key > Edit.

5. Change the Software Token Serial Number field.
6. Press the

key > Save.

Change the PIN for a software token on your device

1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Advanced Security Settings > Software Tokens.
3. Click a software token > Specify PIN.