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User's Manual - 81
Security > User Account
This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts.
Root Password
The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted. If you want to add
more accounts in the Manage User column, please apply the password for the “root” account first.
1. Type the password identically in both text boxes, then click
Save
to enable password protection.
2. A window will be prompted for authentication; type the correct user’s name and password in their
respective fields to access the Network Camera.
Privilege Management
Digital Output & PTZ control
: You can modify the management privileges of operators or viewers.
Select or deselect the item, then click
Save
to enable the settings. If you give Viewers the privilege,
Operators will also have the ability to control the Network Camera through the main page. (Please refer
to Configuration on page 34).
Allow anonymous viewing: If you check this item, any client can access the live stream without entering a
User ID and Password.
Account Management
Administrators can add up to 20 user accounts.
1. Input the new user’s name and password.
2. Select the privilege level for the new user account. Click
Add
to enable the setting.
Access rights are sorted by user privilege (Administrator, Operator, and Viewer). Only administrators can
access the Configuration page. Though operators cannot access the Configuration page, they can use
the URL Commands to get and set the value of parameters. For more information, please refer to URL
Commands of the Network Camera on page 127. Viewers access only the main page for live viewing.
Here you also can change a user’s access rights or delete user accounts.
1. Select an existing account to modify.
2. Make necessary changes and click
Update
or
Delete
to enable the setting.
