Special Radio Features

Managing Encryption

Key Loading

Refer to the key-variable loader (KVL) manual for equipment connections and setup.

1 Attach the KVL to your radio.

KEYLOADING

When it is attached, the display will show KEYLOADING, and all other radio functions, except for power down, backlight, and volume, will be locked out.

2Press the PTT button on the KVL. This will load the encryption keys into your radio. When the key has been loaded successfully, the radio will sound a short tone for single-key radios; for multikey radios, an alternating tone will be heard.

Multikey

The multikey feature allows your radio to be equipped with as many as 48 different encryption keys and supports the DES-OFB algorithm.

Conventional Multikey — The encryption keys can be tied (strapped), on a one-per-channel basis, through radio service software. In addition, you can have operator-selectable keys, operator-selectable keysets, and operator-selectable key erasure. If talkgroups are enabled in conventional, then the encryption keys are strapped to the talkgroups.

Trunked Multikey — If you use your radio for both conventional and trunked applications, you will have to strap your encryption keys for trunking on a per-talkgroup or announcement-group basis. In addition, you may strap a different key to other features,

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Nikon XTS-5000 manual Managing Encryption, Key Loading, Multikey