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VGA Grid User Guide
11.3
Configuring Viewer Access
Controlling viewer access to a broadcast can be done in two different ways. The first
is to assign a password to the VGA Grid’s viewer password and the second is to
enable IP Address based authentication. By default the viewer user does not have a
password to control access and no IP Address based authentication is enabled.
Figure 66 Changing the Viewer Password or IP Based Authentication
11.3.1
To add or change the viewer password
Used to add or change the password associated with the viewer user. The viewer
access password is the same for all viewers until it is changed. Any viewer that
knows the password will continue to have access until the password is changed. It is
good practice to change the password each time there is a change in the users that
should be authorized to access the broadcast. Please contact your network security
administrator with respect to password management required for your applications.
Once a viewer password is configured, participants must obtain the current viewer
password in order to log in. The user name is always the same:
viewer.
It cannot be
changed. If the viewer password is changed during a broadcast, the broadcast is
interrupted and all viewers will be required to re-log in using the new viewer
password in order to continue receiving the broadcast. Depending on how the
viewer is receiving the broadcast, this will involve clicking the refresh button in the
viewer’s browser or clicking on the play button in the viewer’s media player.
1.
Log into the Web admin interface.
