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Security • Type passwords • Set a handheld password • Lock the handheld • Lock the keyboard • Protect your handheld content • Reduce handheld content size • Regenerate encryption keys • Store a password • Create a random password • Use the password keeper • Copy a password • Verify security software • Prevent third-party applications from transmitting data • Clear the handheld • Set owner information • Security - frequently asked questions About the handheld password If you type your handheld password incorrectly five times, you must type blackberry before you can continue. On subsequent password attempts, the characters that you type are displayed. If you type your handheld password ten times incorrectly, all information is erased from your handheld for security reasons. If your handheld is integrated with an email account using a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, some security settings might differ. For more information, contact your system administrator. Type passwords To type a password, use the multi-tap input method. Press the key once to type the first letter on the key, or press the key twice to type the second letter on the key. If your password contains capital letters, hold the letter key. Press the Next key to select a letter from the list. Press the Enter key to lock in the selected letter and continue typing. When you have finished typing your password, press the Enter key. Set a handheld password 1. In the handheld options, click Security. 2. Set the Password field to Enabled. 3. Set the security options. 4. Click the trackwheel. 5. Click Save. 6. Type a handheld password. 7. Click the trackwheel. 8. Retype the handheld password. 9. Click the trackwheel. Related topics • About the handheld password • Change the handheld password • Disable the handheld password Change the handheld password 1. In the handheld options, click Security. 2. Click the trackwheel. 3. Click Change Password. 4. Type your current handheld password. 5. Click the trackwheel. 71

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Security
•
Type passwords
•
Set a handheld password
•
Lock the handheld
•
Lock the keyboard
•
Protect your handheld content
•
Reduce handheld content size
•
Regenerate encryption keys
•
Store a password
•
Create a random password
•
Use the password keeper
•
Copy a password
•
Verify security software
•
Prevent third-party applications from
transmitting data
•
Clear the handheld
•
Set owner information
•
Security — frequently asked questions
About the handheld password
If you type your handheld password incorrectly
five times, you must type
blackberry
before you
can continue. On subsequent password attempts,
the characters that you type are displayed.
If you type your handheld password ten times
incorrectly, all information is erased from your
handheld for security reasons.
If your handheld is integrated with an email
account using a BlackBerry Enterprise Server,
some security settings might differ. For more
information, contact your system administrator.
Type passwords
To type a password, use the multi-tap input
method. Press the key once to type the first letter
on the key, or press the key twice to type the
second letter on the key. If your password contains
capital letters, hold the letter key. Press the
Next
key to select a letter from the list. Press the
Enter
key to lock in the selected letter and continue
typing. When you have finished typing your
password, press the
Enter
key.
Set a handheld password
1.
In the handheld options, click
Security.
2.
Set the
Password
field to
Enabled.
3.
Set the security options.
4.
Click the trackwheel.
5.
Click
Save.
6.
Type a handheld password.
7.
Click the trackwheel.
8.
Retype the handheld password.
9.
Click the trackwheel.
Related topics
•
About the handheld password
•
Change the handheld password
•
Disable the handheld password
Change the handheld password
1.
In the handheld options, click
Security.
2.
Click the trackwheel.
3.
Click
Change Password.
4.
Type your current handheld password.
5.
Click the trackwheel.