AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series
Get started
Get started
Find the device on the network
To find Axis devices on the network and assign them IP addresses in Windows®, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager. Both
applications are free and can be downloaded from
For more information about how to find and assign IP addresses, go to
How to assign an IP address and access your device
Browser support
You can use the device with the following browsers:
Chrome
TM
Firefox
®
Edge
TM
Safari
®
Windows
®
recommended
recommended
macOS
®
recommended
recommended
Linux
®
recommended
recommended
Other operating systems
*
*To use AXIS OS web interface with iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, go to Settings
Settings
Settings >
>
> Safari
Safari
Safari >
>
> Advanced
Advanced
Advanced >
>
> Experimental
Experimental
Experimental Features
Features
Features and disable
NSURLSession Websocket.
If you need more information about recommended browsers, go to
.
Open the device's webpage
1. Open a browser and enter the IP address or host name of the Axis device.
If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to find the device on the network.
2. Enter the username and password. If you access the device for the first time, you must set the root password. See
new password for the root account on page 3
Set a new password for the root account
The default administrator username is
root
. There’s no default password for the root account. You set a password the first
time you log in to the device.
1. Type a password. Follow the instructions about secure passwords. See
.
2. Retype the password to confirm the spelling.
3. Click
Add user
.
Important
If you lose the password for the root account, go to
Reset to factory default settings on page 56
and follow the instructions.
Secure passwords
Important
Axis devices send the initially set password in clear text over the network. To protect your device after the first login, set
up a secure and encrypted HTTPS connection and then change the password.
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