AXIS 231D+/232D+ - System Options 35
System Options
Security
User access control is enabled by default; the administrator sets the root password on first access. Other users are authorized with user names and passwords, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page, as described below:
Users
The user list displays the authorized users and access levels:
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Viewer | Provides the lowest level of access, which only allows the user access to the Live View page. |
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Operator | An Operator can view the Live View page, create and modify event types and adjust certain other |
| settings. The Operator does not have access to the Systems Options configuration pages. |
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Administrator | An administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup Tools and can determine the registration of all |
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To prevent unauthorized use of the product, the AXIS 231D+/232D+network camera supports
The AXIS 231D+/232D+ supports several methods of user authentication. These are:
•HTTP Basic Authentication - This authenticates the user by requesting a user name and a password. The exchange of network credentials is in simple base64 coding and is not encrypted.
•HTTP Digest Authentication - This method also requests a user name and pass- word, but the exchange of credentials is encrypted, which better secures it against eavesdropping.
User Settings - check the corresponding checkboxes to enable:
•Anonymous viewer login - allows any viewer direct access to the Live View page.
•Anonymous PTZ control login - allows any viewer access to the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controllers on the Live View page.
IP Address Filter
Enable IP Address Filtering - to allow or deny access to the AXIS 231D+/232D+ Network Camera check the box Enable IP address filtering. Once enabled, the IP addresses in the list are allowed or denied access according to the choice made in the
