A little checklist for installing Blackberry Enterprise Server Express on SBS, available in PDF Here
Prerequisites
- Exchange MAPI Client and Collaboration data Objects 1.2.1
- Download – Blackberry Enterprise Server Express (Requires Registration)
- Microsoft KB 823343 – Wireless Calendar Sync Known Issue (SBS2003)
- Microsoft KB 894470 – Wireless Calendar Sync Known Issue (SBS2003 Exchange Pre SP2)
Useful Information
- BESAdmin Password (Make Up):
- Serial Number (Supplied By RIM):
- License Key (Supplied By RIM):
- CAL ID (Supplied By RIM):
- BES SSL Certificate Password (Supplied By RIM):
- BES Admin Service Admin Account Password (Make Up):
- Blackberry Administration Service Address (Provided by installer at end of installation):
- Blackberry Web Desktop Manager Address (Provided by installer at end of installation):
Pre Installation Tasks
- Create BESAdmin Account with Exchange Mailbox
- Delegate ViewOnly Admin role to BES Admin account
add-exchangeadministrator "BESAdmin" -role ViewOnlyAdmin
- Grant ms-Exch-Store-Admin, Send-As and Receive-As permissions to the BESAdmin account
get-mailboxserver "" | add-adpermission -user "BESAdmin" -accessrights ExtendedRight -extendedrights Receive-As, ms-Exch-Store-Admin, Send-As
- Make BESAdmin a member of the BUILTINAdministrators group
- Assign “Allow Log On Locally” to the BESAdmin Account in the Default Domain Controllers Policy
- Assign “Log on as a Service” to the BESAdmin Account in the Default Domain Controllers Policy
- Log in to SBS Server as BESAdmin
- Run BESX Installation
- Allow Ports for Management Interface on SBS Firewall
netsh firewall add portopening TCP 3443 "BESExpress Management Port"
Useful Resources
Smallbizserver.net – SBS BESX Installation Guide
Blackberry – Documentation including installation guides
Blackberry Registration Queries – +44 (0)1753 667000
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