AvaLAN Wireless AW900S - Manual (Page 3)

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High Security Supplement
key. You should program the encryption modules in both radios of your wireless link
at the same time and on the bench prior to deployment. (This is much more conve-
nient than climbing a pole with a laptop strapped around your neck.) Make sure you
do not lose the login password and encryption key because they cannot be retrieved
from the modules in any fashion.
Step by step programming procedure:
1. Turn off the power for the radio (supplied through the LAN cable by the POE) and
connect the AW140 module's USB port to your computer using a USB mini B cable.
Then re-apply power to the radio. The radio's encryption module will enter its pro-
gramming mode only if a powered USB cable is attached and the main radio power
is cycled off and then on.
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 let-
ters, numbers and symbols and is case-dependent.
If you forget the password, there is no way to re-
trieve 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."