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7.4 Security
Click the folder of Security to display the sub folders including Account and HTTPS.
7.4.1 Account
The device fault account and password setting is “admin / admin”. That means everyone who knows IP
address can access the device including all configuration. It is necessary to assign a password if the
device is intended to be accessed by others.
¾ User name: Set a user name between 4-16 characters.
¾ Password: Set a password between 4-16 characters.
¾ Re-type Password: Re-type the password to confirm.
¾ Viewer Mode: Set the user mode among Admin, Operator, and Viewer. Different viewer mode has
different limits of authority.
z The Admin mode has all authority of configuration.
z The Operator mode can not only view the Live View but also control the PTZ (apply in speed
dome).
z The Viewer mode only can view the Live View.
¾ Viewer Authentication: Select whether the authentication is needed when users access to live
view.
z On: Authentication is required to let different users have different levels of permission to access
the camera view.
z Off: Authentication is not required to access the camera. Click Off and select one (among
Admin, Operator and Viewer) from the pull list as default, then all users can view directly the
video with the default permission without entering username and password.
*If you want to have a higher authority than default, you can key in appropriate username and
password in the diag box that pop up when performing advanced operations that are only allowed
by the higher authority.