Page 14 AXIS P5532-E/AXIS P5534-E Installation Guide
Set the password
To gain access to the product, the password for the default administrator user root must be set. This
is done in the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog, which is displayed when the network is accessed
for the first time.
To prevent network eavesdropping when setting the root password, this can be done via an
encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS certificate.
Note: HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) is a protocol used to encrypt
the traffic between web browsers and servers. The HTTPS certificate controls the encrypted
exchange of information.
To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the first dialog shown
below.
To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:
1. Click the Create self-signed certificate button.
2. Provide the requested information and click OK. The certificate is created and the password can
now be set securely. All traffic to and from the network camera is encrypted from this point on.
3. Enter a password and then re-enter it to confirm the spelling. Click OK. The password has now
been configured.
4. To log in, enter the user name “root” in the dialog as requested
Note: The default administrator user name root cannot be deleted.
5. Enter the password as set above, and click OK.
Note: If the password is lost, the camera must be reset to the factory default settings. See
page 19.
To configure the password directly
via an unencrypted connection, enter
the password here.
To create an HTTPS connection,
start by clicking this button.