Hands-on Labs at BlackBerry World

New for 2012, access to the Hands-on Labs was free for all BlackBerry World™ attendees! Our attendees had the opportunity to get first-hand experience with the latest in BlackBerry® solution software. BlackBerry Training and Support experts were available to assist as participants worked through various exercises and problem-solving scenarios.

The Hands-on Labs were open during the following times:

Please Note – Session WA57 took place in the Lab room, so Hands-on Labs were closed for general use during
session times:

Topics for Hands-on Labs include:

1. BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion:

   1. BlackBerry Device Service

      Participants had the opportunity to configure the BlackBerry Device Service and set up BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets in an enterprise environment. Lab activities included:

      • Configure new user accounts
      • Configure groups
      • Manage User accounts
      • Activate Tablets and Users
      • Manage software configurations and deployment jobs
      • Introduce role based administration
      • Administer security features

   2. Universal Device Service

      Participants had the opportunity to configure the Universal Device Software to set up Android and iOS5 devices in an enterprise environment. Lab activities included:

      • Configure new user accounts
      • Configure groups
      • Manage user accounts
      • Configure activation settings
      • Activate Devices
      • Introduce role based administration
      • Administer security features

   3. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Studio

      Participants had the opportunity to install and manage users in the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Studio. Lab activities included:

      • Install and activate
      • Configure new user accounts
      • Configure groups
      • Manage user accounts
      • Configure activation settings
      • Introduce role based administration
      • Administer security features
      • Open the BlackBerry Device Service/ Universal Device Service consoles in BlackBerry Mobile Fusion

2. BlackBerry® Enterprise Server

   This lab focused on administering BlackBerry smartphones using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. It included set-up and activation as well as the following Hands-on Lab topics:

   • Configure new user accounts
   • Configure groups
   • Manage user groups
   • Configure activation settings
   • Manage software configurations and deployment jobs
   • Introduce BlackBerry Enterprise Server role based administration
   • Administer BlackBerry Enterprise Server security feature

3. BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System (BlackBerry® MVS)

   This lab introduced learners to the BlackBerry MVS. Learners had an opportunity to:

   • Create "BlackBerry MVS Users" group with the BAS Console
   • Deploy Client to the device
   • Assign a Wi-Fi® profile to the BlackBerry MVS Users group
   • Activate various devices
   • Identify installed BlackBerry MVS Services
   • Log in to BlackBerry MVS Console
   • Add BlackBerry MVS users with the BlackBerry MVS Console
   • Confirm Enterprise Data connection via Wi-Fi
   • Confirm BlackBerry MVS Provisioning on device
   • Confirm BlackBerry MVS Registration on device
   • Place an BlackBerry MVS enabled call