BlackBerry Wi-Fi File Sharing PC to BB. Setup Guide

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Fast Wi-Fi File Sharing from your PC to your BlackBerry Requirements: BlackBerry OS 10 and above Wi-Fi network – PC & BlackBerry connected

Transcript of BlackBerry Wi-Fi File Sharing PC to BB. Setup Guide

Fast Wi-Fi File Sharing from your PC to your BlackBerry

Requirements:BlackBerry OS 10 and above

Wi-Fi network – PC & BlackBerry connected

What’s the benefit of setting this up?

Fast, drag & drop files between your PC & BlackBerry Rapid access to documents you’ve been working on Save time moving files

Step 1: Let’s set your BlackBerry up for Wi-Fi sharing

i) From the home screen on your BlackBerry, scroll down from the top so you can access the Settings area

ii) Scroll down to find Storage and Access and click into it

Step 1: Let’s set your BlackBerry up for Wi-Fi sharing

Step 1: Let’s set your BlackBerry up for Wi-Fi sharing

ii) Switch on Access using Wi-Fi

Step 1: Let’s set your BlackBerry up for Wi-Fi sharing

iii) Create a password and click OK

iv) Write down or remember your password

Step 2: Write down your username

i) Click on Identification on Network

Step 2: Write down your username

ii) Click on Identification on Network

iii) Write down your username

Step 3: Find your BlackBerry IP Address

i) From the main Settings menu, scroll down to About and click into it

Step 3: Find your BlackBerry IP Address

ii) From the drop down Category menu, select Network

Step 3: Find your BlackBerry IP Address

iii) Write down the first section of the IP / IPv4 numbers

iv) In this case, the number is 192.168.0.3

Step 4: Get your PC ready

i) On your desktop click on the Start button then type the word run into the search bar

ii) Click enter

Step 4: Get your PC ready

i) Enter your BlackBerry IP Address that we wrote down earlier with the prefix file:\\

ii) As an example, I would type in file:\\192.168.0.3

iii) Click OK

Step 4: Get your PC ready

i) Enter your BlackBerry Username and Password if you are asked for them

Step 5: BlackBerry Media Storage or Removable SD Card

i) Typically, if you have an SD card you should use it as your primary storage area. If so, click into “removable_sdcard”

ii) If you don’t use an SD Card, click into Media and use your BlackBerry’s own memory

Step 5: View your BlackBerry folders

i) You are now viewing all the folders on your BlackBerry

ii) Click into any of the folders to view files on your BlackBerry

Step 5: View your BlackBerry folders

i) Click into the documents folder

Step 6: Setup your shortcut to any folder

i) Click into the address barii) Right click your mouse and select copy

Step 6: Setup your shortcut to your documents folder

i) On your PC desktop, right click the mouse

ii) Click on Newiii) Click on Shortcut

Step 6: Setup your shortcut to your documents folder

i) Click into the location barii) Right click and pasteiii) Click Next

Step 6: Setup your shortcut to your documents folder

i) Name your shortcut something familiar

ii) In this example, I’m calling my shortcut “BlackBerry-Documents”

iii) Click Finish

Step 7: Your shortcut folder over Wi-Fi is complete

i) Look for the shortcut link on your desktopii) You can now drag and drop documents from your PC to

your BlackBerry and vice versaiii) You can access this folder from your desktop or

BlackBerry and whatever documents you place in this folder will be accessible to you on either device

Step 8: Viewing the folder on your BlackBerry

1. Go to File Manager 3. View your documents2. Click into Documents

Create another shortcut to a different folder

i) If you want to setup another shortcut link for perhaps pictures or videos, repeat from slide 17

ii) Click into any folder then copy the address bar again

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