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KNG Mobile Manual
Encryption Operation
Conventional Digital and Trunking Channels
The KNG may optionally be congured for Secure communication on channels
operating in Digital Mode. No encryption is available for analog channels. To
determine if your radio is encryption compatible, check the options label on the back
of the radio. “KZA0577” indicates the encryption option is installed.
Required Setup
Radios that have the DES/AES factory option for encryption must have encryption
keys loaded with an APCO Project 25 compatible key ll device such as the Motorola
KVL 3000 Plus, using a BK Radio keyloader cable. The radio can hold up to 32 AES
and/or DES keys.
After loading keys in the radio, the KNG PC programming software must be used to
congure the radio’s key table and to assign default transmit keys to each channel.
Radios that have the OTAR factory option support Over-the-Air Rekeying of
encryption keys (OTAR). The KNG PC programming software must be used to
enable OTAR and to mark the channel(s) that will communicate with the Key
Management Facility (KMF). In addition, the radio must have key encryption keys
(used only to encrypt other keys) loaded with an APCO Project 25 compatible key ll
device such as the Motorola KVL 3000 Plus, using a BK Radio keyloader cable.
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