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Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera
Security Windows
Initialization Window
The Initialization window lets you configure administrator and root passwords, whether the IP camera
can be accessed through an HTTP connection in addition to the default HTTPS (HTTP secure)
connection, and whether the IP camera can be accessed through a SSH connection.
Table 3-12
describes the options in the Initialization window.
Complexity Window
The Complexity window provides options for configuring requirements for the IP camera administrator
and user passwords.
Table 3-13
describes the options in the Complexity window.
Table 3-11
Product Process Window Options
Option
Description
Protocol
Port (tcp or udp) that the process occupies
Local Address
IP address of the device that the process is listening to
Foreign Address
IP address and port number of the client device that is connected for the
process
State
State of the process
Program Name
Name of the process
Table 3-12
Initialization Window Options
Option
Description
Admin Password
Allows you to change the password for the IP camera administrator.
The password is case sensitive and must contain at least 8 characters, which
can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special
characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~.
Note
You can also change this password in the Users window as described
in the
“Users Window” section on page 3-13
.
Root Password
Allows you to change the root password, which is used when accessing the
IP camera through a SSH connection.
The password is case sensitive and must contain at least 8 characters, which
can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special
characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~.
HTTP
Click the
Enable
radio button if you want to allow HTTP and HTTPS
connections to the IP camera.
By default, the IP camera allows only HTTPS connections.
SSH
Click the
Enable
radio button is you want to allow access to the camera
through a SSH connection.
