What is ATAK? - AWS Wickr
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This guide provides documentation for AWS Wickr. For Wickr Enterprise, which is the on-premises version of Wickr, see Enterprise Administration Guide.

What is ATAK?

The Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK)—or Android Tactical Assault Kit (also ATAK) for military use—is a smart phone geospatial infrastructure and situational awareness application that enables safe collaboration over geography. While it was initially designed for use in combat zones, ATAK has been adapted to fit the missions of local, state, and federal agencies.

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Enable ATAK in the Wickr Network Dashboard

AWS Wickr supports many agencies that use Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK). However, until now, ATAK operators that use Wickr have had to leave the application in order to do so. To help reduce disruptions and operational risk, Wickr has developed a plugin that enhances ATAK with secure communication features. With the Wickr plugin for ATAK, users can message, collaborate, and transfer files on Wickr within the ATAK application. This eliminates interruptions, and the complexity of configuration with ATAK’s chat features.

Enable ATAK in the Wickr Network Dashboard

Complete the following procedure to enable ATAK in the Wickr Network Dashboard.

  1. Open the AWS Management Console for Wickr at https://console.aws.amazon.com/wickr/.

  2. On the Networks page, choose the Admin link, to navigate to Wickr Admin Console for that network.

    The Networks page.

    You're redirected to the Wickr Admin Console for a specific network.

    The Dashboard page.

  3. In the navigation pane of the Wickr Admin Console, choose Network Settings, and then choose Security Group.

  4. Choose Details next to desired security group for which you want to enable ATAK.

  5. On the General tab, choose Edit.

  6. In the ATAK Functionality section:

    1. Enter the package name in the Packages text box. You can enter one of the following values depending on the version of the ATAK that your users will install and use:

      • com.atakmap.app.civ — Enter this value into the Packages text box if your Wickr end users are going to install and use the civilian version of the ATAK application on their Android devices.

      • com.atakmap.app.mil — Enter this value into the Packages text box if your Wickr end users are going to install and use the military version of the ATAK application on their Android devices.

    2. Slide the ATAK toggle to the right to turn on the functionality.

    3. Choose Save.

      The ATAK Functionality section of the Wickr Network Dashboard.

    ATAK is now enabled for the selected Wickr Network, and the selected Security Group. You should ask the Android users in the security group for which you enabled the ATAK functionality to install the Wickr plugin for ATAK. For more information, see Install and pair the Wickr ATAK plugin.

Additional information about ATAK

For more information about the Wickr plugin for ATAK, see the following: