Create a new BlackBerry Push Service configuration that specifies the
delivery method for the service
users.Typically push
notifications are routed to the MDS connection service as push requests.
BlackBerry push notifications alert offline users to the availability
of new items awaiting retrieval on Unwired Server. Push uses an IP connection only
long enough for the Send/Receive data exchange to complete. BlackBerry Push
notifications overcome issues with always-on connectivity and battery life
consumption over wireless networks.Configuring
Push notifications is just one part of the BlackBerry environment setup. See
BlackBerry Setup Requirements in System
Administration for complete
details.
- Obtain the MDS connection service URL.
- Open the BlackBerry Manager, then from the Explorer View, click and display Properties.
- Click MDS Services, and copy the MDS Connection
Services Server URL.
- In the left navigation pane, expand the Servers folder and select a server.
- Select Server Configuration.
- In the Messaging tab, select BlackBerry Push
Configuration.
- (Optional) Configure the BES response portioning value to fine
tune the amount of HTTP traffic the BES MDS server accepts from Unwired
Server.
- Select the unit: MB, KB or bytes.
- Type an integer value.
By default, this setting is configured to 100 KB in
Unwired Server, to accommodate older BES servers. Newer BES servers are
configured with a 1MB default. If you have a newer BES server, improve
performance by setting a higher value. Experiment with different values to fine
tune the correct value for your system configuration.
- Select an existing BlackBerry push configuration, and click
Properties to view its current settings.
- (Optional) create a new BlackBerry push configuration.
- Select
New, then enter the MDS service URL you
recorded.
- Enter the Name of the
configuration.
- Enter the URL of the
MDS
connection service service host. The URL is in the
format: http://<DNS or IP
address>:<port
number>. The default port is
8080.
For information about how to obtain this URL, see XX in System
Administration.
Note: In a development environment, if the BlackBerry simulator and MDS simulator are on different machines, enter the URL of the MDS simulator.
- (Optional) Enter a User name and
Password required to access the URL. Confirm
the password.
- BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) is selected by
default.
- (Optional) Click PAP to enable the Push Access Protocol
(PAP), if you are using a Push Proxy Gateway to deliver messages.
- Click OK.