BlackBerry Protect Connectivity Node prerequisites

Software

Item

Description

Java Runtime Environment

JRE 17 (latest update version, 64-bit)

Hardware

Component

BlackBerry Protect Connectivity Node

Processor (CPU)

Six processor cores, E5-2670 (2.6 GHz), E5-2683 v4 (2.1 GHz), or equivalent

Memory (RAM)

12 GB

Disk space (hard drive)

64 GB

Additional BlackBerry Protect Connectivity Node requirements

  • Choose a directory account with read permissions for each configured directory connection that the BlackBerry Protect Connectivity Node can use to access the company directories.
  • Use a Windows account with permissions to install and configure software on the computer that will host the BlackBerry Protect Connectivity Node.
  • Verify that the following outbound ports are open in your organization's firewall so that the BlackBerry Protect Connectivity Node components can communicate with the Protect Backend (<region.bbsecure.com, for example ca.bbsecure.com):
    • 443 (HTTPS) to activate the BlackBerry Protect Connectivity Node
    • 3101 (TCP) for all other outbound connections
  • Install the software on a version of Windows Server supported by Microsoft.
  • You can install the BlackBerry Protect Connectivity Node on English, French, Spanish, Japanese, or German implementations of the operating system.