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  1. Press the Menu Key, using the trackball cursor highlight Options and click.
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  2. Scroll the trackball cursor to Security Options, and click.
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  3. Click General Settings.
  4. Within General Settings, highlight and click Disable (right of Password) and change it to Enabled.
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  5. Now press the Menu Key, and click Save.
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    Note: This password doesn't need to be complex, just something to prevent an unauthorized user from looking through your device in the case you've misplaced or lost the device. We recommend a 4-6 character password. (open for discussion, more or less, input welcomed?)

  6. You will be prompted to enter a New Password, at this point you will need to decide upon a password that is easy to enter while on the go.
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  7. You be prompted to re-enter the password to verify consistency.
  8. At this point you are all set. Additional security options are available within the Options -> Security Options -> General Options.
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Note: After setting a device password, you will be prompted for this password when you attempt to sync with either BlackBerry Desktop Manager or PocketMac.

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Note: By default , you are given 10 password attempts, after you've exceeded the 10 attempts limit the BlackBerry 8830 will automatically erase and reload the device purging ALL data on the device.

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Note: After setting a device password, you will be prompted for this password when you attempt to sync with either BlackBerry Desktop Manager or PocketMacThis is a security feature built into the BlackBerry unit, you can change the amount of attempt within General Options.

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