AvaLAN Wireless AW900FS - Manual (Page 3)

High Security Supplement User’s Manual
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Step by step programming procedure:
1. Turn off the power for the radio and connect the AW140 module's USB port to your computer using a USB mini
B cable.
2. Run the Crypto Module Interface utility on your PC. You should see a startup
window like this, with everything greyed out except the Connect button and a
dropdown list of COM ports. Usually there will be just one. If there are more, repeat
Step 1 to determine which COM port applies to this radio by seeing it disappear and
reappear in the list.
3. Choose the correct COM port and press the Connect button. The utility window
will then show a successful connection by activating the Login and Reset choices and
displaying "Module Connected" in the status box.
4. If you know the Crypto Officer password and want to change the encryption key,
choose Login. if you are initializing the module for the first time or wish to reset
both the password and key, choose Reset. After a warning popup, you will be able
to enter a new Crypto Officer password. This must be between 8 and 32 characters
and may include letters, numbers and symbols and is case-dependent. If you forget
the password, there is no way to retrieve it. You will need to reset the module and
begin again. If you know the password and have logged in, you may change it by
clicking "Change Password."
5. Next, you will be provided with a popup to enter the encryption key and method
(128, 192 or 256-bit). (You will be forced here if you are resetting, or can choose
"Input Key" after logging in. The encryption key is a hexadecimal number, 32 digits
for 128-bit encryption, 48 digits for 192-bit and 64 digits for 256-bit. Enter the digits
as 0 - 9 and a - f or A - F (case independent). If you enter fewer than the specified
number of digits (not recommended), the remainder will be padded with zeros.
6. Once the encryption module has been programmed, you may login to access the other features. "Self Test
Results" will simply display "Self Test Passed" in the status box. If it does not, contact AvaLAN Technical Support.
Module Firmware Version displays that information in the status box and may be
useful to the aforementioned AvaLAN Technical Support staff.
7. When you are finished with the configuration of the encryption module, disconnect
the USB cable.