BlackBerry Alert Administrator Guide

BlackBerry Alert

Mobile App Administrator Guide

2.x

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Contents

What is the BlackBerry Alert mobile app?......................................................... 4

Product requirements.............................................................................................................................................4

Supported OS versions............................................................................................................................... 4

Software requirements............................................................................................................................... 4

Set up the BlackBerry Alert mobile app.............................................................5

Personal Safety System (PSS) set up.................................................................................................................. 5

Register the Mobile app.........................................................................................................................................5

Add BlackBerry Alert to the app list in BlackBerry UEM.....................................6

Add BlackBerry Alert for iOS to the app list........................................................................................................ 6

Add BlackBerry Alert for Android to the app listif BlackBerry UEM is not configured for Android Enterprise

devices............................................................................................................................................................... 8

Add BlackBerry Alert for Android to the app listif BlackBerry UEM is configured for Android Enterprise

devices............................................................................................................................................................... 9

Configure the Mobile App device in BlackBerry Alert...................................... 11

Configure the Mobile App device on the BlackBerry Alert application server................................................. 11

Configure the Mobile App gateway settings......................................................................................................11

Enable the mobile device.................................................................................................................................... 14

Role-based permissions for the mobile app...................................................................................................... 14

Configure mobile alert settings...........................................................................................................................15

Create a field report for the mobile app................................................................................................. 15

Mobile alert types..................................................................................................................................... 16

Configure scheduled location access.....................................................................................................16

Enable smart card authentication....................................................................17

EnableCollaboration in BlackBerry Alert.........................................................18

BlackBerry Alert Customer Support Portal...................................................... 19

Documentation feedback.................................................................................20

Legal notice.................................................................................................... 21

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What is the BlackBerry Alert mobile app?

The BlackBerry Alert mobile app leverages the latest mobile technologies for rapid mass notification and
personnel accountability. The BlackBerry Alert mobile app provides significant advantages to mobile operators,
first responders, and alert recipients. This innovative application activates mass alerts and personnel tracking.
The BlackBerry Alert mobile app is available on most popular devices, including Android and iOS smart phones
and tablets. The BlackBerry Alert mobile app can be downloaded from the Apple App and Google Play stores.

Combined with the BlackBerry Alert management system, BlackBerry Alert’s netcentric technology, the BlackBerry
Alert mobile app enhances an organization’s ability to reach key personnel during the most extreme conditions,
extending situational awareness and the reach of the BlackBerry Alert management system.

Product requirements

The BlackBerry Alert mobile app has the following software requirements and supported OS versions and
requirements.

Supported OS versions

• Android: 11.0, 10.0, 9.0, 8.0, 7.0. Android 6 and below are not supported.

• iOS 14, iOS 13 and iOS 12. iOS 11 and below are not supported.

• iPadOS (with iOS 13 or iOS 14)

Software requirements

• BlackBerry Alert release 2.0 or later release

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Set up the BlackBerry Alert mobile app

The BlackBerry Alert mobile app is available as a download from the Apple App andGoogle Play stores. When the
BlackBerry Alert mobile app is installed, a appears on your device home screen.

When new alert content is published, the BlackBerry Alert mobile app displays an audio/visual alert notification on
a mobile phone. The end-user can choose a response option (if response options are sent) and click a link to view
complete Alert Inbox information on active alerts.

Personal Safety System (PSS) set up

For detailed information about PSS and how to connect the BlackBerry Alert management system with the mobile
app, contact the BlackBerry Alert Customer Support team.

Register the Mobile app

Prerequisites

• Download and install the BlackBerry Alert mobile app from the Google Play or Apple App stores.

• Before you register the BlackBerry Alert mobile app on your device, you must have the organization code
provided by your BlackBerry Alert administrator.

• If the BlackBerry Alert mobile app is pushed by UEM/MDM and you belong to the same organization
configured in the UEM/MDM, then you only have to verify your email address when registering for the first time
and are directed to the home screen. In this case, you do not have to enter the organization code. You must
enter the organization code if you switch organizations after registering for the first time.

• You may have to enter the organization code when registering for the first time if the organization you belong
to is not configured in UEM/MDM, or there is no organization code configured in UEM/MDM.

1. Tap the BlackBerry Alert app icon on your device.

2. On the Registration screen, read the welcome message. Close the message.

3. On the Registration screen, if it is not displayed, enter the email address that is associated with your

BlackBerry Alert management system account.

4. Enter the PSS server URL. This URL is used for debugging purposes.

5. Tap Submit. The Email Verification screen with a confirmation message is displayed.

6. Check your email for a welcome email from the BlackBerry Alert system administrator with a link to activate

your account to your registered email address.

7. On the welcome email, click Verify Now.

After the email address is verified, the Add Organization screen opens on your device.

8.

Enter the organization code provided by your BlackBerry Alert administrator and tap Send or .

Note: If your organization is already configured with your email address and organization code, then you may

not see this screen.

The screen indicates that you are connected to the organization.

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Add BlackBerry Alert to the app list in BlackBerry UEM

Before you can manage BlackBerry Alert, you must add it to the app list in BlackBerry UEM. The app list contains
apps that you can assign to users, user groups, and device groups. This section explains how to add BlackBerry
Alert to BlackBerry UEM. For complete information on how to manage apps in BlackBerry UEM,see the BlackBerry

UEM Managing Apps Administration guide.

Add BlackBerry Alert for iOS to the app list

If your organization is using a proxy server, you must ensure that no SSL interception occurs. For more
information on ports that must be open, visit support.blackberry.com/ to read article 52777.

1. On the menu bar, click Apps.

2.

Click .

3. Click App Store.

4. In the search field, enter BlackBerry Alert.

5. In the drop-down list, select the country of the store that you want to search in.

6. Click Search.

7. In the search results, click Add beside the BlackBerry Alert app.

8. To filter apps in the app list by category and to organize the apps into categories in the work apps list on users'
devices, you can select a category for the app. In the Category drop-down list, do one of the following:

Tasks Steps

Select a category for the app a. In the drop-down list, select a category.

Create a category for the app a. Type a name for the category. The new category will appear in the

drop-down list with the "new category" label beside it.

b. Press Enter.
c. Press Enter.

9. In the App rating and review drop-down list, perform one of the following actions. When multiple versions of

the app exist, the setting specified applies to all versions of the app.

• If you want users to rate and provide reviews of apps and see all reviews submitted by other users in your

environment, select Public mode.

• If you want users to only rate and provide reviews of apps, select Private mode. Users cannot see reviews

provided by other users. You can see reviews in the BlackBerry UEM management console.

• If you don't want users to rate or provide reviews of apps or see reviews provided by other users, select

Disabled.

10.In the Supported device form factor drop-down list, select the form factors that the app can be installed on.

For example, you can prevent the app from being available in the Work Apps app for iPad.

11.If you want the app to be deleted from the device when the device is removed from BlackBerry UEM, select
Remove the app from the device when the device is removed from BlackBerry UEM. This option applies only

to apps with a disposition marked as required and the default installation for required apps is set to prompt
once.

12.If you want to prevent apps on iOS devices from being backed up to the iCloud online service, select Disable
iCloud backup for the app. This option applies only to apps with a disposition marked as required. You set the

disposition of the app when you assign the app to a user or group.

13.In the Default installation for required apps drop-down list, perform one of the following actions:

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• If you want users to receive one prompt to install the app on their iOS devices, select Prompt once. If users

dismiss the prompt, they can install the app later using the Work Apps screen in the BlackBerry UEM Client
app or the Work Apps icon on the device.

• If you don't want users to receive a prompt, select No prompt.

The default installation method applies only to apps with a disposition marked as required. You set the
disposition of the app when you assign the app to a user or group.

14.In the app configuration table, complete one of the following tasks:

Create the app configuration from an XML template a. Click > Create from a template.

b. Click Browse and select the template that you

want to add.

c. Click Upload.
d. Type a name for the app configuration and

specify the following values:

1. App Config Version: Enter the version of the
app configuration. The default is 1.

2. Organization Code: Enter your organization
code for user registration.

3. User registration email: Enter the email for
user registration.

e. Click Save.

Create the app configuration manually a. Click > Configure manually.

b. Enter a name for the app configuration.
c. Add the following settings:

15.Click Add.

After you finish

Key Value

appconfigversion Enter the version

of the app
configuration.

firsttime_orgcode Enter your

organization code
for user registration.

firsttime_pssurl Enter the PSS that

the Mobile App
communicates with,
either US PSS or UK
PSS.

firsttime_email Enter the email

address of a user for
registration.

d. Click Save.

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