Install a standalone BlackBerry Router

A standalone BlackBerry® Router is a BlackBerry Router that is hosted by a computer that does not host any other BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express components except the BlackBerry Controller. The BlackBerry Controller monitors the BlackBerry Router and restarts the BlackBerry Router if it stops responding.
Note: You cannot manage the BlackBerry Controller that monitors a standalone BlackBerry Router in the BlackBerry Administration Service. You must manage the BlackBerry Controller in the BlackBerry Configuration Panel on the computer that hosts the standalone BlackBerry Router.
  1. Log in to the computer using the Windows® account that you want to use to run the BlackBerry Router.
  2. In the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express installation files, double-click setup.exe. If your operating system is Windows Server® 2008 or Windows® Small Business Server 2008, run setup.exe as an administrator.
  3. Accept the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express license agreement. Click Next.
  4. In the Setup type dialog box, select Install a standalone BlackBerry Router.
  5. In the Setup options dialog box, accept the default selection. Click Next.
  6. In the Preinstallation checklist dialog box, perform one of the following actions:
    • To continue, click Next.
    • To address requirements that were identified in the checklist, click Cancel. You can restart the installation or upgrade at a later time.
  7. In the Accounts and folders dialog box, type the Windows account password. Click Next.
  8. In the Summary dialog box, verify the setup information.
  9. Click Install to start the installation process.
  10. When the setup application prompts you to restart the computer, click Yes.
  11. Log in to the computer using the same account that you used in step 1.
  12. In the BlackBerry CAL and SRP information dialog box, verify that the information is correct. If you change any information, click Verify to verify that the changed information is correct .
  13. In the Start services dialog box, click Start Services. You are notified as each of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express services starts. Click Next.
  14. In the Console addresses dialog box, copy the web addresses for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express components and paste them into a document for future reference. You can use the web addresses to log in to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express components that you installed.
  15. Click Finish.

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