Control External Connections - Blackberry 8700c User Manual

User Guide
Set permissions for third-party
programs
Warning:
Setting permissions for third party programs can
significantly affect the operation of third-party
programs on your BlackBerry® device. If you are
unsure about how changing these settings might
affect the operation of third party programs on your
device, contact your system administrator or service
provider for more information.
1. In the device options, click Advanced Options.
2. Click Applications.
3. Click the trackwheel.
4. Click Permissions.
5. Perform one of the following actions:
• To control whether third-party programs can
make an external connection from your
device, set the Connections group permission
field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
communicate with other programs on your
device, set the Interactions group permission
field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
access personal information from programs on
your device, set the User Data group
permission field.
6. Click the trackwheel.
7. Click Save.
8. Click Reset Now.
Notes:
To expand a folder, click a folder with a plus sign (+)
beside it. Click Expand.
To collapse a folder, click a folder with a minus sign (-)
beside it. Click Collapse.
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If your device is integrated with an account that uses
BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ version 4.0 or later,
some settings might appear differently than the
settings described. Contact your system administrator
for more information.
Related topics
About permissions for third-party programs (See page
99.)
Control external connections (See page 100.)
Control connections with the device (See page 101.)
Control access to personal information (See page 101.)
About firewall settings (See page 99.)

Control external connections

1. In the device options, click Advanced Options.
2. Click Applications.
3. Click the trackwheel.
4. Click Permissions.
5. In the Connections group, set the following fields:
• To control whether third-party programs can
use physical connections to your BlackBerry®
device, such as a USB cable or RS-232 cable,
set the USB/Serial field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
use wireless connections that your device has
established with other Bluetooth™-enabled
devices, set the Bluetooth field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
make phone calls or access call logs, set the
Phone field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
use the GPS position of your device, set the
Location (GPS) field.
• To control whether third-party programs can
access the Internet or your corporate intranet