Requesting An Over-The-Air Rekey (Astro Conventional Only); Mdc Over-The-Air Rekeying (Otar) Page - Motorola ASTRO APX 7500 Series Quick Reference Card

At Erase single key?, press the Menu Select button
directly below Yes to erase the displayed encryption key
OR No to return to the previous screen.
H
Press , the PTT button, or the Menu Select button directly
7
below Exit to exit.
Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey (ASTRO
Conventional Only)
This feature, also known as OTAR, allows the dispatcher to
reprogram the encryption keys in the radio remotely. The
dispatcher performs the rekey operation upon receiving a rekey
request from the user.
Procedure:
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or to Rekey.
1
Press the Menu Select button directly below Rekey.
2
Press the PTT button to send the rekey request.
3
OR
Press the PTT button again, or the Home or Emergency
button, to exit the feature and transmit in normal mode.
If the rekey operation fails, a bad-key tone sounds and the
4
display shows Rekey fail.
The rekey operation failure indicates that your radio
Note:
does not contain the Unique Shadow Key (USK). This
key must be loaded into the radio with the key-variable
loader (KVL) before the rekey request can be sent.
Refer to your local key management supervisor for
more information.

MDC Over-the-Air Rekeying (OTAR) Page

This feature allows to view or define MDC Over-the-Air
Rekeying (OTAR) features.It is applied only when operating in
secure encrypted mode and only for conventional
communications. In additional to Rekey Requests, OTAR
transmissions include Delayed Acknowledgements, and Power-
up Acknowledgements.
Some of the options selected may also need to be set up at the
Key Management Controller (KMC) site to work properly.
This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified
Note:
radio technician. Check with your dealer or system
administrator for more information.
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