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APX RADIO MANAGEMENT

APX RADIO MANAGEMENT

RADIO PROGRAMMING MADE SIMPLE

Managing your radio fleet is an important part of radios. Changes to codeplug templates can be automatically applied
day-to-day operations. But it can also be expensive to all affected radios while radio programming jobs can be scheduled
ahead of time giving you more flexibility and operational efficiency.
and time consuming. Updates to add or remove
channels, upgrade firmware, or add purchased features MINIMIZE DOWNTIME
through FLASHport upgrade, take substantial time and Save time and fuel by programming radios either via a USB port
resources because each radio has to be programmed on a local or remote PC, or with Over-the-Air-Programming (OTAP)
on a Project 25 system. With USB programming, a Device
individually. Motorola’s Customer Programming
Programmer application resides on a PC and you can connect up to
Software Radio Management application simplifies 16 radios via a USB hub to expedite the programming. To read/write
APX™ radio configuration and management, saving multiple radios through a single computer or USB hub, the radios
you time and money while ensuring your users can must be programmed with a unique IP address the first time they are
accomplish their mission without interruption. read/written.
No application knowledge or application interaction is necessary by
The APX CPS Management application can program the user to program a radio with the Device Programmer application.
up to 16 radios at one time and track which radios The user simply plugs the radio into a USB port and the application
have been successfully programmed, providing a clear automatically reads and writes the updates from the server to the radio.
view of the entire radio fleet and a codeplug history for Radio Management batch programming of APX radios via OTAP can
each radio. only occur with a Motorola ASTRO® 25 Project 25 system, which has
voice priority over data, so a user’s call, emergency notifications or
ACCESS AND SHARE CODEPLUGS critical communications will not be interrupted with OTAP. Should an
When codeplug updates occur, the radio codeplug database can be OTAP session be interrupted with communications, programming
stored on a network server allowing remote programmers to access will resume after the call without the need to restart, expediting
and program radios and share a codeplug template across multiple the process.
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APX RADIO MANAGEMENT

RADIO MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS

RM CLIENT RM SERVER JOB PROCESSOR DEVICE PROGRAMMER

Radio management user Provides radio managers Responsible for Performs read and write
interface is integrated with flexible options preprocessing of jobs to the APX radios.
into the CPS, giving radio for managing radios, programming jobs by
managers a unified view templates, codeplug data validating and transforming
into their radio fleet from and programming jobs via template and radio data
a single dashboard. a hardware or cloud based into a format that can be
database. written to the radio.

FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE
RM INSTALLED ON ONE COMPUTER • Install the CPS on one or more PCs
All Radio Management components are installed on a single machine. • S hare the same configuration database with multiple users who
Use Case: A small self-maintained agency can gain the benefit of can access it remotely
the integrated database that maintains all the template versions
and keeps tracks all radio information and updates without having to FULLY DISTRIBUTED RM SYSTEM
maintain separate spreadsheets and codeplug files in the computer Multiple Job Processors, RM Clients and RM Device Programmers
directory. An administrator can schedule jobs on the terminal, log share the workload and allow configuration and programming from
out or lock the computer, and allow radio users to update their APX different locations.
radios via the connected USB cable on their own time, without his or Use Case: A large-scale operation has a centrally-located RM
her presence required. Server in an IT server room along with four Job Processor servers
• Install all three Radio Management parts – CPS, RM Server and that enable a higher throughput of jobs. RM Device Programmers are
RM Device Programmer on a single PC installed at each of the programming kiosks in the key government
buildings, police stations, fire stations, and correctional facilities.
• C onfiguration is automatically handled by the RM Device Programmer
The RM Device Programmers are also installed in all the MW810
• S imple installation with full RM functionality mobile computers in the police vehicle fleet. These mobile computers
RM INSTALLED ON MULTIPLE COMPUTERS can be used to program the APX mobile radios in the vehicle using
Allows the Device Programmer to program radios at different locations the front microphone port USB interface on the APX control head.
by distributing the workload across multiple computers, a centrally The radio shop has three RM Device Programmer computers and
located server and a remote RM client. each one has a USB hub with 16 programming cables so that 48
radios can be programmed in parallel whenever future firmware
Use Case: A medium-sized agency can have two radio upgrades need to be deployed. The RM Clients are also installed in
administrators. They can log into the centralized server located at the five personal laptops of the respective Radio Fleet Technicians.
the County IT building via the RM Clients on their personal laptops
to make changes and schedule jobs. Meanwhile, there can be three • Install the CPS, RM Server and up to five wired RM Device
programming kiosks (RM Device Programmers) throughout the county. Programmer’s on separate PCs
Radio users can come to receive updates on their own convenience • K eep the RM Server at your shop
and avoid driving to and from the radio shop – one kiosk at the Fire • C onveniently and remotely access codeplug configurations on the
Station, one at the Police Station, and one at City Hall. Fire-fighters, RM Server from your CPS
police officers and general government radio users all have a nearby • Install light-weight RM Device Programmers at customer’s site
kiosk for radio programming.
• It’s green! No more driving around burning up fossil fuels for
• Install the RM Server and RM Device Programmer at a central codeplug changes
location at your shop
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APX RADIO MANAGEMENT

RADIO MANAGEMENT ADVANTAGES

• Efficient radio inventory management

• Centralized radio configuration and codeplug management

• Automated radio updates of both codeplugs and software

flash versions

• Remote over the air programming via the P25 radio system

• Batch programming via USB configuration

(up to 16 radios at one time)

• No missed calls with Over-the-Air Programming due to

voice priority with Motorola’s ASTRO 25 systems

CPS RADIO MANAGEMENT (RM) REDUCES TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP

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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE
105
HOURS TO FLASH 1,000 RADIOS?

WITHOUT RM
105 HOURS
WITHOUT RM
13 WORKING DAYS
12
HOURS
WITH RM WITH RM
1000 12 HOURS
RADIOS
1.5 WORKING DAYS
* Time shown are average estimates based on small sample of actual data on APX 7000

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