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3. Click “Enable local access authentication” to enable the VAM to require a
username and password from an internal LAN (Local Area Network)
access.
4. Click
Save
. The new user is displayed.
To clear a user’s login, click the
CLEAR
button.
To access VAM remotely, use a web browser and VAM’s network IP address
to go to the login screen. Enter the assigned user name and password to open
the main menu.
NOTE:
•
Local or Remote login is blocked after 3 failed attempts. To reset remote
access, you must first connect to VAM locally via the home router
,
then
re-enable remote access. Click
Setup
>
Account
,
then click the
appropriate user
Enable
button and click
Save
.
•
Port 443 is the fixed port assigned to the VAM and cannot be changed. It
is a secure login procedure, the URL must begin with HTTPS:// then the
external ip address. If not, you may receive an error of “There is a
problem with this devices security certificate.”
Time and Date Setup
VAM can get the time from the control panel (use the
Get Time
button), or the
time can be set manually.
Set the time and date using the
Set Time & Date
option.
•
When the time is set it is stored in the keypad and sent to the control panel
when you click the
Apply
button. Additionally, the control panel downloads
its time into the VAM once an hour after the clock is set.
•
If
Get Time
is clicked, the VAM downloads the time and date from the
control panel and exits the Set Time & Date screen.
Steps to Set the Time and Date
1. Click
Setup
>
System
>
Time/Date Setup
.
2. Select the Month, Year, Hour, and Minutes using the drop-down menus.
3. Select
AM
or
PM
(selection toggles by clicking)
4. Select the desired date format using the
MMDDYY
drop-down menu.
Choose 12-hour (select the 12 Hour checkbox) or 24-hour format (uncheck
the checkbox).
5. If Daylight Saving Time is used in your time zone, click
DST
and set the
start and end DST month, weekend and hour. VAM automatically adjusts
the time when Daylight Saving Time starts and ends.
6. Click
Apply
to save the settings.