TEC(Transcrypt Encryption Control)

Radio Management Software

What is it?• A custom software application designed for

managing a fleet of radios– Suitable for small and large fleets

• Windows-based with a user-friendly interface• Allows user to view a spread sheet style layout

of the entire radio fleet• Graphical user interface permits viewing of radio

fleet activity in real-time, or to review historical activity

Who Needs It?

• Military• Police• Fire• Ambulance• Rescue• Homeland Security• Border Patrols• Prisons• Taxi • Limousine

• Schools / Universities• Businesses• Utilities • Hospitals• Casinos• Oil and Gas Facilities• Railway / Transportation• Fisheries• Water or Power Plants• Construction Sites

TEC is a tool for any radio systems manager who needs to monitor and track the communications activity of a radio fleet

What You Need to Use TEC• Radios in the fleet with Transcrypt signaling or

encryption modules• One or more Transcrypt modems• Personal computer running MS Windows XP, at

least one serial communications port• The TEC programming software CD• A radio, or link into a radio base station, for each

Transcrypt modem

TEC Features• User-friendly interface

– Simple, intuitive commands for creating a customized radio monitoring system

– Easy access to pop-up menus– No programming knowledge required

• Continual status monitoring– All signaled information is compiled while TEC is

running– A time and date record of each transaction is stored in

TEC’s memory and then saved to a file

TEC Features• Unit Management

– Enables user to change information, including user names and group views, with ease

• Programmable displays– User can assign visual and audio indicators to specific

signals within the TEC program

• Radio marking function– User may highlight radios in the fleet that require

special attention

TEC Features• OTAR (Over the Air Reprogramming)

– Ability to reprogram scramble codes and issue administrative control commands over the air

– Advanced programming interface for system troubleshooting available through the terminal screen

• Code Space Select – Allows user to assign which code space a scrambler

will use through a secured OTAR command– Can change a group of users to a different code

space, in the event they need added confidentiality

TEC Features• Kill / Revive a Radio

– Enables user to kill or revive a scrambler via secured OTAR command

– Useful in the event a radio is lost or stolen

• Force a Radio into Clear / Coded mode– The user can force a radio into either a clear or coded

transmission mode– Helpful during covert or emergency operations

TEC Features• SelCall (Selective Call)

– Allows the user to alert and unmute a base station, a single radio, and / or groups of radios

– Causes radio to beep, which gets the radio user’s attention

• Can work like a pager, alerting a radio user to call in to dispatch

– Then, unmutes radio, so that it can receive audio– Scrambler must be wired for SelCall feature

specifically for SelCall to work

View the radios in the system

Monitor the fleet’s activity

Select specific radios for monitoring

Mark a specific unit for future Kill operation

Notification of Alerts

Monitor the data transmitted and received by the modem

Contact Information

If you have questions regarding use of the TEC software or your system management plan, please

contact your Transcrypt sales representative to arrange a consultation.

Transcrypt International3900 NW 12 Street, Suite 200

Lincoln, NE 68521 USA(800) 228-0226 or (402) 474-4800