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Specify the default activation settings

You can specify the default settings for device activation, including the default time an activation password remains valid before it expires, the length of automatically generated passwords that are sent to users, whether
QR Code
s can be used for activation, and other options.
For more information on the device activation default settings, see Default device activation settings.
  1. On the menu bar, click
    Settings > General settings
    .
  2. Click
    Activation defaults
    .
  3. Under
    Device activation defaults
    specify activation password and
    QR Code
    options.
  4. If you are managing
    Android
    9.0 and earlier devices and want to use the
    MDM controls
    activation type, select the
    Enable MDM controls activation type for Android devices
    check box to add
    MDM controls
    to the list of activation types in the activation profile.
    This option is enabled by default if
    BlackBerry UEM
    has been upgraded from a previous version. If this option is enabled, you can't disable it.
  5. Select
    Use QR codes to unlock BlackBerry Dynamics apps
    to allow users to activate
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps with a
    QR Code
    . For more information, see Generate access keys, activation passwords, or
    QR Code
    s for
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    apps
  6. Select or clear the
    Turn on registration with the BlackBerry Infrastructure
    check box to modify how users activate their mobile devices. If you don't select this option, users will be asked to provide the server address for
    BlackBerry UEM
    when they activate devices. For more information, see Turn on user registration with the BlackBerry Infrastructure.
  7. To import or export a list of approved device IDs, browse to your organization’s .csv file that contains a list of approved device IDs. For more information see Import or export a list of approved device IDs.
  8. Click
    Save
    .