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Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Security Windows

Initialization Window

The Initialization window lets you configure administrator and root passwords, whether the IP camera can be accessed through an HTTP connection in addition to the default HTTPS (HTTP secure) connection, and whether the IP camera can be accessed through a SSH connection.

Table 3-13describes the options in the Initialization window.

Table 3-13 Initialization Window Options

Option	Description
Admin Password	Allows you to change the password for the IP camera administrator.
	The password is case sensitive and must contain at least 8 characters, which
	can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special
	characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { } ~.
	Note You can also change this password in the Users window as described
	in the “Users Window” section on page 3-16.
Root Password	Allows you to change the root password, which is used when accessing the
	IP camera through a SSH connection.
	The password is case sensitive and must contain at least 8 characters, which
	can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special
	characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { } ~.
HTTP	Click the Enable radio button if you want to allow HTTP and HTTPS
	connections to the IP camera.
	By default, the IP camera allows only HTTPS connections.
SSH	Click the Enable radio button is you want to allow access to the camera
	through a SSH connection.

Complexity Window

The Complexity window provides options for configuring requirements for the IP camera administrator and user passwords.

Table 3-14describes the options in the Complexity window.

Table 3-14 Complexity Window Options

	Option	Description
	Password Check 1	Password must contain characters from at least 3 of these categories:
		• Lower case letters (a through z)
		• Upper case letters (A through Z)
		• Digits (0 through 9)
		• Special characters (: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { } ~)
	Password Check 2	Administrator password cannot include any character that occurs 3 or more
		times consecutively
	Password Check 3	Password cannot be the same as the user name either forward of reversed
	Password Check 4	Not used
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