Axis Q6000-E Mk II - How to set the root password

AXISQ6000-EMkIIPTZNetworkCamera
Getstarted
3.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeHowto
settherootpasswordonpage7.
4.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
5.AXISEntryManageropensinyourbrowser.Ifyouareusingacomputer,youwillreachtheOverviewpage.Ifyouareusing
amobiledevice,youwillreachthemobilelandingpage.
6.Thedevice’swebpageopensinyourbrowser.ThestartpageiscalledtheOverviewpage.
7.AXISI/OManageropensinyourbrowser.ThestartpageiscalledtheDashboard.
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage57.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage73.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.Forinformationabouthowtoresettheproducttofactorydefault,seetheproduct’sUserManual.
Tosetthepassword,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Conguration
Note
IfaPTZcamerahasbeenmountedtotheAXISQ6000-ESolovariant,makesuretodoafactorydefaultreset,otherwisethe
congurationwindowswillnotappear,seeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage73.
Thersttimetheproductisconnectedtoanetwork,acongurationisrequired.Dothefollowing:
•Adjustthecameraheads,forinstructionsseepage8
•ConnecttothePTZNetworkCamera,forinstructionsseepage8
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