Axis A1001 - How to Set the Root Password

AXISA1001NetworkDoorController
2.Locatetheserialnumber(S/N)ontheproductlabel.
3.Openacommandpromptandenterthefollowingcommands:
Linux/Unixsyntax
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-s408<IPaddress>
Linux/Unixexample
arp-s192.168.0.12500:40:8c:18:10:00temp
ping-s408192.168.0.125
Windowssyntax(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasan
administrator)
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>
ping-l408-t<IPaddress>
Windowsexample(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasan
administrator)
arp-s192.168.0.12500-40-8c-18-10-00
ping-l408-t192.168.0.125
4.Restarttheproductbydisconnectingandreconnectingthenetworkconnector(PoE).
5.ClosethecommandpromptwhentheproductrespondswithReplyfrom
192.168.0.125:...orsimilar.
6.Openabrowserandtypehttp://<IPaddress>intheLocation/Addresseld.
Note
•ToopenacommandpromptinWindows,opentheStartmenuandtypecmdinthe
Run/Searcheld.
•TousetheARPcommandinWindows8/Windows7/WindowsVista,right-clickthe
commandprompticonandselectRunasadministrator.
•ToopenacommandpromptinMacOSX,opentheTerminalutilityfromApplication>
Utilities.
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.
ThisisdoneintheCongureRootPassworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessed
forthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,
whichrequiresanHTTPScerticate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocol
usedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.TheHTTPScerticateensuresencrypted
exchangeofinformation.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordfor
rootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.Forinformationabouthowto
resettheproducttofactorydefault,seetheproduct’sUserManual.
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