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Configuring the
Connect
 service in the
BEMS
 dashboard

The
Connect
 service components are not accessible until you enter the service account credentials for
BEMS
.
BEMS
 uses this information to securely connect to
Microsoft
 Services like
Microsoft Active Directory
,
Microsoft Exchange Server
,
Skype for Business
 server, and
Microsoft SQL Server
. The service account credentials are not stored after the browser session ends and must be entered each time you access the
Connect
 service. The service account must have RTCUniversalReadOnlyAdmins rights. If an account has not yet been created, contact your
Windows
 domain administrator to request an account.
Before you configure the
BlackBerry Connect
 service, if you have a
Skype for Business
 server make sure you prepare the
Skype for Business
 topology for
BEMS
. For instructions, see "Preparing the Skype for Business topology for BEMS" in the Installation content.
If you make changes to the
BEMS
 dashboard, you must first stop the
Good Technology Connect
 service, make the changes, and then start the
Good Technology Connect
 service for the changes to take affect.
When you configure the
Connect
 service, you configure the following components: