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Enable users to access 
Box
 repository using a custom 
Box
 email address 

  1. On the Home screen of the computer hosting 
    BEMS
    , complete one of the following actions: 
    Attributes
    Task
    The 
    Box
     email address matches one of the following 
    Microsoft Active Directory
     attributes:
    • mail
    • userPrincipalName
    • proxyAddresses
    • targetAddress
    No action is required. 
    The 
    Box
     email address matches a 
    Microsoft Active Directory
     attribute other than the attributes listed above.
    Set the config value, 
    LDAPUserCheckAttribute
    , to specify the 
    Microsoft Active Directory
     attribute that contains the custom 
    Box
     email address.
    1. On the computer hosting 
      BEMS
      , open a command prompt and navigate to the client.bat file. By default, the file is located at 
      <
      drive
      >:\Program Files\BlackBerry\BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server\Good Server Distribution\gems-quickstart-<
      version
      >\bin
      .
    2. Type 
      client.bat -u 
      domain name
      \
      username
      . Press 
      Enter
      .
      • Where 
        domain name
         is the name of the domain 
        BEMS
         is located in.
      • Where 
        username
         is the name of an administrator account on 
        BEMS
    3. Type the password for the 
      BEMS
       user account. Press 
      Enter
    4. Set the LDAPUserCheckAttribute. Type 
      docs:config 
      Config-Name
       
      Config-Value
      .
      • Where 
        Config-Name
         is LDAPUserCheckAttribute.
      • Where 
        Config-Value
         is the name of the 
        Microsoft Active Directory
         attribute you want to add. For example, BoxLogin.
    5. Optionally, confirm the 
      Config-Value
       is set. Type 
      docs:config 
      Config-Name
    The 
    Box
     email address does not match any 
    Microsoft Active Directory
     attribute.
    Complete one of the following tasks:
    • Add an attribute to contain the 
      Box
       email address and use the previous configuration. See the instructions above.
    • Enable the EnablePersonalBoxAccess config value to allow users to use personal 
      Box
       email addresses without adding an attribute.
      If you use this method to allow users to use custom 
      Box
       email addresses to access 
      Box
      , users can copy documents from your organization's network to their private 
      Box
       accounts.
      1. On the computer hosting 
        BEMS
        , open a command prompt and navigate to the client.bat file. By default, the file is located at 
        <
        drive
        >:\Program Files\BlackBerry\BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server\Good Server Distribution\gems-quickstart-<
        version
        >\bin
        .
      2. Type 
        client.bat -u 
        domain name
        \
        username
        . Press 
        Enter
        .
      3. Type the password for the 
        BEMS
         administrator account. Press 
        Enter
      4. Set the EnablePersonalBoxAccess to 1 to enable the attribute. Type 
        docs:config EnablePersonalBoxAccess 1
      5. Optionally, confirm EnablePersonalBoxAccess is enabled. Type 
        docs:config EnablePersonalBoxAccess
        .