Radio Lock Enable

(Radio Wide, User Information and Passwords)

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Enables the radio to require the radio-user to enter a password on power-up to Unlock the radio, and this password may also be used to Un-stun the radio (see Tactical Inhibit). If the password is not correctly entered, the radio remains locked and/or stunned. This feature applies on a radio-wide basis.

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When the Tactical Inhibit field is enabled, this field is mandatory for Un-stun purposes, and therefore must be enabled to be considered valid.

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WFForward.png The initial password is set in the Unlock Password field, and may be changed by the radio-user through the DotRed.png Password menu-selection.

However, when the Secure Operation field is set to "Hardware" and Tactical Inhibit Enable is "Disabled", the password must be initially created via the radio's DotRed.png Password (PSWD) menu-selection; this is due to the password being stored in the radio's hardware encryption module.

 

DotYellow.png When the Secure Operation field is to set "ADP" or "Disabled" and the Radio Lock Mandatory Password field is disabled, the radio-user can disable the Radio Lock feature by selecting the DotRed.png Password (PSWD) menu-selection and entering a "NULL" (zero-length) password.

 

DotYellow.png When the Secure Operation field is set to "Hardware" and Tactical Inhibit Enable is "Disabled", and the Secure Hardware Auto Login field is enabled, the radio-user can disable or enable this Radio Lock feature through the DotRed.png Auto Login (LOGF) menu-selection.

  for "Secure Keys Lost"

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When the radio is model / option capable, and...

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For a Dual Radio configuration:

  • When the Radio Selection field is set to "Secondary Radio", this field must be "Disabled", otherwise it is considered invalid. "Disabling" this field then makes it inaccessible.

  • Only the "Primary Radio" is configurable for this feature. When the "Primary Radio" is locked, the Radio Swap button-press and  Radio Swap menu selection are disabled, which in effect disallows access to the "Secondary Radio".

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