Configure A Network Drive; Save The Blackberry Device Software Installation Files To The Network Drive; Verify The Version Of The Application Loader Tool; Pushing The Blackberry Desktop Software Or Blackberry Device Manager Installation Files To Users' Computers - Blackberry PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE FOR IBM LOTUS DOMINO Upgrade Manual

Upgrade Guide

Configure a network drive

1. Share <drive>:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion with read-only permissions.
2. Verify that the computers of BlackBerry® device users in your organization can access the network drive.
3. To decrease bandwidth over your organization's LAN, verify that the network drive is in close proximity to users.

Save the BlackBerry Device Software installation files to the network drive

Before you begin: Obtain the BlackBerry® Device Software installation media from your service provider.
1. On the network drive, in the installation directory, create a folder that is named Device.
2. Save the required BlackBerry Device Software files to the folder.

Verify the version of the application loader tool

Perform this task to verify that the application loader tool can support the version of the BlackBerry® Device Software that
you plan to install.
1. On the network drive, navigate to <drive>:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader.
2. Right-click loader.exe.
3. Click Properties.
4. On the Version tab, verify that loader.exe is Version 4.1 or later.
If the version number for loader.exe is earlier than Version 4.1, visit
download BlackBerry® Desktop Software Version 4.1 or later.
Pushing the BlackBerry Desktop Software or BlackBerry Device Manager
installation files to users' computers
If BlackBerry® device users do not have the BlackBerry® Desktop Software installed on their computers, you can send the
installation files for the BlackBerry Desktop Software or the BlackBerry® Device Manager to their computers.
You can distribute the installation files in one of the following ways:
• push the .msi file for the BlackBerry Device Manager to users' computers
• configure and push the BlackBerry Desktop Software installation file to users' computers, which installs the software
and settings on users' computers automatically
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Permitting users to upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software from their computers
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