Axis Communications System Options Overview, Users, AXIS 250S User’s Manual, Administration

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System Options Overview

The table below provides a brief overview of the System Options. Each section is explained in more detail in the pages that follow.

Administration	Description
Security - Users	Create and delete users and passwords, and modify the Administrator’s password.
Security - Firewall Settings	Protect your AXIS 250S against unauthorized access, using the built-in firewall. Allowed IP addresses
	and protocols can be specified.
Date & Time	Set the system time, manually or automatically.
Network - TCP/IP Settings	Configure TCP/IP settings, enable BOOTP/DHCP and restrict bandwidth.
Network - SMTP (email)	Configure SMTP-settings for sending e-mail messages notifying recipients of recordings, error
Settings	messages, system messages, etc.
Ports & Devices - I/O Ports	Enable and configure the 4 inputs and 1 output.
Ports & Devices - COM Port	Configure the COM-port for Generic TCP/IP, Generic HTTP or for a Pan Tilt Zoom device.
Maintenance	Provides tools for restarting the server and for resetting to the factory default settings.
Support - Overview	Provides links to various types of useful information, including how to contact Axis support services.
Support - Logs & Reports	Contains links to various log files and reports.
Support - About	Displays information about the development of the product.

Users

To prevent any unauthorized use of the product, the AXIS 250S supports multi-level and multi-user password protected access. A maximum of 20 users may be defined. An Administrator has unrestricted access to the product's administration tools and can determine the registration and rights for all other users.

The Users List displays all of the users currently defined. The administrator user name

(root) is permanent and cannot be deleted. The default password (pass), however, can and should be changed. See the important notes below.

Important!

•The default password (pass) for the pre-configured user (root) should be changed as soon as possible. Once this is done, the product’s security features will be enabled, and access to the Live View page and the Administration tools will be restricted to defined users only, unless Anonymous Login is also enabled, in which case anonymous access to the Live View page will be allowed.

•Note also that if the root password is not changed, then the Enable anonymous viewer login check- box will have no effect, checked or not.

•The Enable anonymous viewer login checkbox will, after the root password has been changed, be dis- abled by default.

•All Axis products are shipped with the same default Administrator password.

•Changing the root password and, later, changing it back to pass will return the security function to its original state.