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Wi-Fi enabled devices
Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices permit users with qualifying data plans to access BlackBerry services over a mobile
network,
Wi-Fi network, or both networks simultaneously.
When users can access a mobile network and Wi-Fi network simulaneously, users can perform multiple tasks over both
networks. For example, a user with a BlackBerry 8820 smartphone can send messages over a Wi-Fi network and can make
a call over the mobile network at the same time.
If users' mobile network providers make UMA technology (GAN technology) available, and users have subscribed to the
UMA feature, Wi-Fi enabled devices can access the mobile network providers' voice services and data services over a
mobile network or a
Wi-Fi network.
Wi-Fi enabled devices can open a Wi-Fi connection from an enterprise Wi-Fi network or, with a VPN session, from a home
Wi-Fi network or Wi-Fi hotspot to connect directly to the BlackBerry Router.
Wi-Fi enabled devices are designed to open a connection to the BlackBerry Internet Service to access the BlackBerry MDS
Connection Service, BlackBerry Messenger, and other devices for PIN messaging. You can verify with your organization's
wireless service provider whether your organization's service plan provides access to these services over a Wi-Fi network.
Types of Wi-Fi networks
Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices can access BlackBerry services using enterprise Wi-Fi networks, home Wi-Fi networks,
or hotspots.
Type Description
Enterprise Wi-Fi networks An enterprise Wi-Fi network has multiple wireless access points to provide
ubiquitous coverage, hotspot coverage, or ubiquitous and hotspot coverage. You
can use a Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry device in any coverage area.
You can configure an enterprise Wi-Fi network to require layer 2 authentication.
An organization might consider an enterprise Wi-Fi network to be untrusted and
require that all Wi-Fi connections to the organization's network occur through a
VPN concentrator. You must configure Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry devices to
support the authentication type that your organization uses.
An enterprise Wi-Fi network permits optimized access to the BlackBerry
Enterprise Server over a direct IP connection to the BlackBerry Router.
Home Wi-Fi networks A home Wi-Fi network uses a single access point to provide Internet access
through a broadband gateway. The broadband gateway can implement NAT and
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