Installing the BlackBerry Connectivity Node to connect to resources behind your organization's firewall
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
to connect to resources behind your organization's firewallThe
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
is a collection of components that you can install on a dedicated computer to enable additional features for BlackBerry UEM Cloud
. The following components are included in the BlackBerry Connectivity Node
.
Component | Purpose |
---|---|
BlackBerry Cloud Connector | The BlackBerry Cloud Connector allows BlackBerry UEM Cloud to access your organization's on-premises company directory. You can create directory user accounts by searching for and importing user data from the company directory. User data is synchronized with the directory according to the schedule that you configure. BlackBerry UEM Cloud must be able to access your company directory if you want to use SCEP.Directory users can use their directory credentials to access BlackBerry UEM Self-Service . If you assign an administrative role to directory users, the users can also use their directory credentials to log into the management console.The BlackBerry Cloud Connector also allows a PKI connector to send certificates to BlackBerry
Dynamics apps. For more information, see Connect BlackBerry UEM to a BlackBerry Dynamics PKI connector. |
BlackBerry Proxy | BlackBerry Proxy maintains a secure connection between your organization and the BlackBerry Dynamics NOC , which allows BlackBerry
Dynamics apps to communicate securely with your organization's resources behind the firewall. It also supports BlackBerry Dynamics Direct Connect , which allows app data to bypass the BlackBerry Dynamics NOC . For more information, see Configuring BlackBerry UEM Cloud to support BlackBerry Dynamics apps. |
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus | BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus gives users access to work resources behind your organization’s firewall while ensuring the security of data using standard protocols and end-to-end encryption. For more information, see the Administration content. |
BlackBerry Secure Gateway | The BlackBerry Secure Gateway provides iOS devices that use the MDM controls activation type with a secure connection to your organization’s mail server through the BlackBerry Infrastructure . For more information, see the Administration content. |
BlackBerry Gatekeeping Service | The BlackBerry Gatekeeping Service makes it easier to control which devices can access Exchange ActiveSync . For more information, see the Administration content. |
The installation and activation files for the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
are available in the management console. You can use these files to install new instances of the BlackBerry Connectivity Node
and upgrade existing instances. You must upgrade existing instances of the BlackBerry Connectivity Node
after a roll out of a new version of BlackBerry UEM Cloud
.