A computer-implemented method , comprising: broadcasting a device identifier of a portable recording device via a low-energy transceiver of the portable recording device ; receiving a device identifier acknowledgment from a computing device via the low-energy transceiver following the computing device determining that no high-energy communication connection exists between the computing device and the portable recording device ; sending authentication data that includes an officer identifier of a law enforcement officer using the portable recording device and a unit identifier of the portable recording device via the low-energy transceiver to the computing device in response to receipt of the device identifier acknowledgement ; receiving high-energy connection information from the computing device following the computing device determining that the officer identifier is associated with the unit identifier in an assignment table, the high-energy connection information including an access point identifier, a security encryption scheme type, and an access point password that controls connection access to a high-energy transceiver of the computing device ; forming a high-energy communication connection with the high-energy transceiver of the computing device via a high-energy transceiver of the portable recording device based on the high-energy connection information ; and sending one or more data files to the computing device via the high-energy communication connection , the one or more data files including a data asset that is captured by the portable recording device or metadata for the data asset. broadcasting a device identifier of a portable recording device via a low-energy transceiver of the portable recording device ; receiving a device identifier acknowledgment from a computing device via the low-energy transceiver following the computing device determining that no high-energy communication connection exists between the computing device and the portable recording device ; sending authentication data that includes an officer identifier of a law enforcement officer using the portable recording device and a unit identifier of the portable recording device via the low-energy transceiver to the computing device in response to receipt of the device identifier acknowledgement ; receiving high-energy connection information from the computing device following the computing device determining that the officer identifier is associated with the unit identifier in an assignment table, the high-energy connection information including an access point identifier, a security encryption scheme type, and an access point password that controls connection access to a high-energy transceiver of the computing device ; forming a high-energy communication connection with the high-energy transceiver of the computing device via a high-energy transceiver of the portable recording device based on the high-energy connection information ; and sending one or more data files to the computing device via the high-energy communication connection , the one or more data files including a data asset that is captured by the portable recording device or metadata for the data asset. <EOS>