Your KFDPro unit
The handset, the security adapter mounted on its back, the four ports, and what you need to supply for each kind of connection.
KFDPro is one unit: a Sonim XP8 rugged handset with the KFDPro security adapter mounted to its back. The handset runs the KFDPro app. The security adapter drives the three-wire key fill interface and gives the handset a USB-A port and a wired Ethernet port. There is nothing to install and no separate adapter to carry.
Bought the standalone kit instead? That page covers your own device. The ports and the cables you supply are the same.
The parts
- Handset
- A Sonim XP8, professionally refurbished, then imaged and hardened with KFDPro's own Android provisioning. It opens straight into the KFDPro app. Other apps can't be installed, and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cellular are switched off by device policy.
- Security adapter
- Mounted to the back of the handset at the factory and not user-removable. The battery compartment stays fully accessible. It carries the Hirose 6-pin port, the USB-A port and the Ethernet port, and its firmware is based on the open-source KFDtool adapter firmware, version 1.8.8.
Ports
| Port | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Hirose 6-pin | The key fill port for the three-wire interface (TWI). A male-to-male Hirose 6-pin cable runs from here to your radio's keyload adapter. Also used to share keys with, or receive keys from, another keyloader. |
| USB-A | For a radio's USB programming cable (USB keyloading, radio authentication, the modem radio for Tactical OTAR), and USB drives carrying key containers, reports and update packages. |
| Ethernet | A 10/100 wired network port for store and forward with a KMF and for sending radio authentication keys to an AuC. Any standard patch cable. It takes its address from the network by DHCP; see Network. |
| USB-C | The link between the handset and its security adapter. |
There is one USB-A port, so one USB device at a time. The Ethernet port is separate from it, so the unit can stay on the network while a radio is connected.
What you supply
KFDPro connects to radios through the cables made for them. Which ones you need depends on how the radio keyloads.
| To do this | You need |
|---|---|
| Load keys over three-wire | The radio's keyload adapter, and a male-to-male Hirose 6-pin cable. We offer the cable when you buy the unit. |
| USB keyloading, radio authentication, Tactical OTAR | The radio's own USB programming cable. Radios don't use standard USB cables. |
| Store and forward, sending keys to an AuC | An Ethernet patch cable and a wired network from which the KMF or AuC can be reached. |
| Import or export files | A USB drive. |
In the box
- The Sonim XP8 handset with the KFDPro security adapter mounted
- A USB-C charging cable and AC adapter
- The KFDPro app, installed and licensed, with free software updates for the life of the device
Not included unless your order says so: the radio's keyload adapter or USB programming cable, and the Hirose 6-pin cable.
Charging and care
Charge the unit with the supplied USB-C charging cable and AC adapter. The battery level shows in the app's header on the main menu.
Treat the security adapter's ports with care: pull cables by their connectors, not by the cord, and keep the ports free of dust and debris.
Caution
The unit holds encryption keys. Keep it with the same care as your other keyfill equipment, and follow your organization's policy for storing and transporting it. If it is lost, treat the keys it held as exposed.