MAC Tether Instructions

 

 

Initial Configuration

 

Prerequisite:

    - Bluetooth signal must be turned on both on your BlackBerry and on your MAC

    - Remove existing pairing on both devices if already paired

 

 

1. Disable DUN (Dial-Up Networking)

Go to the "Manage Connections" page on your BlackBerry and select "Bluetooth Connections".  Press the BlackBerry MENU key and select Options to bring up the Bluetooth Options page.  Make sure "Dial-Up Networking" is NOT checked.  Save the changes.

 

2. Start DUN service on BlackBerry

Start Bluetooth Tether Bridge, press BlackBerry MENU key and select "Start-DUN" command.  Press BlackBerry ESCAPE key (NOT the Close command) to leave it to run in background.

 

3. Start bluetooth pairing on BlackBerry

Go to the Bluetooth page and click "Add New Device" to bring up the "Add Device" pop-up.  Select "Listen" (not "Search").

 

4. Start bluetooth pairing on MAC

Click the bluetooth icon and the select "Set Up Bluetooth Device ...".  It will now search for bluetooth devices.  Select your BlackBerry device from the list and click "Continue".  On the Bluetooth Mobile Phone Setup page, leave Phone Vendor with "Generic", Phone Model with "GPRS (GSM/3G)", Username empty and Password empty.  Enter "tbapn" without the quotes for APN and "1" without the quotes for CID. Click Continue.

 

5. Confirm pairing code on BlackBerry and MAC

 

 

 

 

Tether Operation

 

On BlackBerry:

 

1. Start Bluetooth Tether Bridge on your BlackBerry and wait for the Internet connection indication to turn on (the phone and the globe are joined by an edge)

 

2. Press the BlackBerry MENU key to bring up the command menu and select the "Start - DUN" command

 

On MAC:

 

3. Attempt a connection from MAC

Click the Network icon and select "Open Network Preferences...".  On the Network window, select "Bluetooth DUN". Leave Configuration with "Default", Telephone Number empty, Account Name empty, Password empty.  Click Connect.

 

4*. The first time you tether, a permission window will pop up on your BlackBerry.  Check "Don't display this prompt again" to avoid this in subsequent tether sessions and click "Yes" to accept the connection attempt.