Vendor password, possible encryption blocks county from reprogramming grant radios, staff warns
County staff told the committee a vendor put a password (and possibly encryption) on programmed radios; without vendor cooperation or manufacturer factory wipes, some radios may be unusable for mutual-aid frequencies.
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Ken told the committee that when the county's radios were programmed by the vendor, the vendor set a password that only the vendor controls. That password — and possibly encryption on channels — has prevented other programmers from modifying the radios, which complicates a plan to use a lower-cost supplier identified through a grant.
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