Axis M3046-V - Get Started; Find Device on Network; Access the Device; Set New Root Password

AXISM30NetworkCameraSeries
Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
Chrome
TM
Firefox
®
Edge
®
Safari
®
Windows
®
recommended
xx
OSX
®
recommended
x
Otheroperatingsystems
xx
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage4.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
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