Wharton Computing Student Support

Blackberry Configuration Instructions

This page provides instructions for wired syncing of your Wharton Calendar, Contacts and Tasks with your Blackberry device. Also included at the bottom of the page is information on how Blackberry users can work with their service provider to have their email pushed to their device.

**Class of 2011 and 2013** configuration instructions

Step 1: Installing the Blackberry Desktop Software  

Install the Blackberry Desktop software by doing the following:

1. Insert the Blackberry Desktop Software CD and start the install. If you don't have a Blackberry Software CD, you should be able to download the Blackberry Desktop Software from your service providers site. Once the install starts, accept all the defaults. 
2. At the '(Email) Integration Options’ screen, choose the ‘Integrate with a personal email account ’ option and click Next.
3. On the next screen uncheck 'Start Blackberry Desktop Manager at Startup'. This is a personal preference, if you want it to load up at start up, leave this checked. Having load up on startup can take a while and slows down your PC's start up time. You can always run it after your machine has fully started up.
4. Accept the rest of the defaults.
5. Once installed your Blackberry Desktop Software screen should look similar to this:
   
   

 

Step 2: Backing up your Blackberry  

• Do Not Yet Attach The Blackberry To The Machine. Run the Blackberry Desktop Software.
• On the main menu choose ‘Synchronize’.
• On the main Synchronize screen uncheck ‘Synchronize the selected items when your device is connected to the Blackberry Desktop Manager) check box'. 
  If you don’t uncheck this option, your Blackberry will start to sync as soon as you attach it to your computer.
  We still need to configure the software before syncing. The Synchronize screen should look like the one below.
  
  

Step 2: Specify Connection and Profile Settings in the Desktop Manager

Once the Desktop software has been installed, you need to specify the connection and profile settings in the Desktop Manager by doing the following:

1. Run the Desktop Manager program and connect your Blackberry to your computer. 
   If it does not recognize that the Blackberry is connected, select Options from the Desktop Manager, then choose Connection Settings, you can either click Detect or choose USB from the pull down menu.  It should then detect the Blackberry and say it’s connected. 
2. From the Desktop Manager Options menu choose Profile Settings and make sure the correct Outlook Profile name is selected. 
   This is the Profile that the Blackberry will use when syncing.  (If you have Outlook running when you plug in the Blackberry, it should automatically prompt you for the Outlook Profile to use).

Step 3: Configure Synchronization Settings

To configure the Synchronization settings for your Blackberry, follow the steps below:

1. From the Desktop Manager, launch the Synchronize progam. Then choose Synchronization option then click the Synchronization on the right of the screen. After you've d one this it should look similar to the picture below. Check off the Calandar box is checked off, then click the Setup Button, make sure the Calandar is doing a two way sync (by default it should) and that it's set to sync with your Wharton Outlook Profile name. . Repeat these steps for Contacts and Tasks.






2. When finished click OK, then click Main Menu. Once there your screen should look like the one below. You are now ready tsychronize your device.
   
   

   

If all this looks good, and the Blackberry is being recognized by the desktop software, you are now ready to sync the device with Outlook.

Step 4: Synchronize Your Calendar, Contacts and Tasks

To synchronize your calendar, contacts and tasks, first make sure your Blackberry is plugged into your computer and Outlook is running. Then, select the Synchronize button to start the sync of your Blackberry with Outlook. You may be prompted to accept or deny certain changes for each Outlook application. You can view the change(s) to see if it’s what you want.

If you want the sync to automatically happen when the Blackberry is plugged into the machine, you can set this option by checking the 'Synchronize the selected items when your device is connected to the Blackberry Desktop Manager’ box on the Synchronize screen.

Pushing Email to A Blackberry Device

Most Blackberry service providers have Push technology available which allows their users to push their email to their Blackberry device. If you are interested in pushing your email to your Blackberry device, you should contact your service provider. You will need to go to the provider's website and register your Wharton email address. Once this is done, your email will be ‘pushed’ to your Blackberry.  The registration links for the major service providers are below.

• AT&T/Cingular
  http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/solutions/email-messaging/
  email-blackberry.jsp
  Once there click the ‘BIS Email Login’ option and follow it from there.
  
  
• Verizon
  https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=vzw&locale=en
  
  
• Sprint
  http://sprint.blackberry.com/
  
  
• T-Mobile
  http://www.t-mobile.com/bis/