Axis Mk II Series - Network discovery protocols

M11MkIISeries
Thewebinterface
HTTPSisaprotocolthatprovidesencryptionforpagerequestsfromusersandforthepagesreturnedbythewebserver.Theencrypted
exchangeofinformationisgovernedbytheuseofanHTTPScerticate,whichguaranteestheauthenticityoftheserver.
TouseHTTPSonthedevice,youmustinstallanHTTPScerticate.GotoSystem>Securitytocreateandinstallcerticates.
Allowaccessthrough:SelectifauserisallowedtoconnecttothedevicethroughtheHTTP,HTTPS,orbothHTTPandHTTPS
protocols.
Note
IfyouviewencryptedwebpagesthroughHTTPS,youmightexperienceadropinperformance,especiallywhenyou
requestapageforthersttime.
HTTPport:EntertheHTTPporttouse.Thedeviceallowsport80oranyportintherange1024-65535.Ifyouareloggedinasan
administrator,youcanalsoenteranyportintherange1-1023.Ifyouuseaportinthisrange,yougetawarning.
HTTPSport:EntertheHTTPSporttouse.Thedeviceallowsport443oranyportintherange1024-65535.Ifyouareloggedinas
anadministrator,youcanalsoenteranyportintherange1-1023.Ifyouuseaportinthisrange,yougetawarning.
Certicate:SelectacerticatetoenableHTTPSforthedevice.
Networkdiscoveryprotocols
Bonjour
®
:Turnontoallowautomaticdiscoveryonthenetwork.
Bonjourname:Enterafriendlynametobevisibleonthenetwork.ThedefaultnameisthedevicenameandMACaddress.
UPnP
®
:Turnontoallowautomaticdiscoveryonthenetwork.
UPnPname:Enterafriendlynametobevisibleonthenetwork.ThedefaultnameisthedevicenameandMACaddress.
WS-Discovery:Turnontoallowautomaticdiscoveryonthenetwork.
One-clickcloudconnection
One-clickcloudconnection(O3C)togetherwithanO3Cserviceprovideseasyandsecureinternetaccesstoliveandrecordedvideo
fromanylocation.Formoreinformation,seeaxis.com/end-to-end-solutions/hosted-services.
AllowO3C:
•One-click:Thisisthedefaultsetting.PressandholdthecontrolbuttononthedevicetoconnecttoanO3Cservice
overtheinternet.YouneedtoregisterthedevicewiththeO3Cservicewithin24hoursafteryoupressthecontrol
button.Otherwise,thedevicedisconnectsfromtheO3Cservice.Onceyouregisterthedevice,Alwaysisenabledand
thedevicestaysconnectedtotheO3Cservice.
•Always:ThedeviceconstantlyattemptstoconnecttoanO3Cserviceovertheinternet.Onceyouregisterthedevice,
itstaysconnectedtotheO3Cservice.Usethisoptionifthecontrolbuttononthedeviceisoutofreach.
•No:DisablestheO3Cservice.
Proxysettings:Ifneeded,entertheproxysettingstoconnecttotheproxyserver.
Host:Entertheproxyserver’saddress.
Port:Entertheportnumberusedforaccess.
LoginandPassword:Ifneeded,enterusernameandpasswordfortheproxyserver.
Authenticationmethod:
•Basic:ThismethodisthemostcompatibleauthenticationschemeforHTTP.It’slesssecurethantheDigestmethod
becauseitsendstheusernameandpasswordunencryptedtotheserver.
•Digest:Thismethodismoresecurebecauseitalwaystransfersthepasswordencryptedacrossthenetwork.
•Auto:Thisoptionletsthedeviceselecttheauthenticationmethoddependingonthesupportedmethods.Itprioritizes
theDigestmethodovertheBasicmethod.
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