Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Administration Windows

To display the Account Initialization window, access the configuration windows as described in the “Performing the Initial Setup of the IP Camera” section on page 2-5, click Administration, then click Initialization.

If you change any options in this window, you must click the Save Settings button to save the changes. If you do not click this button, changes are not retained when you exit the window. Save Settings appears at the bottom of the window. You may need to scroll down to it.

Table 3-17describes the options in the Account Initialization window.

Table 3-17 Account Initialization Window Options

Option

Description

Administrator Accounts Area

Protocol

Display only. Indicates the protocol that the corresponding administrator can

 

use to access the IP camera: HTTP/HTTPS or SSH.

 

 

User Name

Display only. Indicates the default user name for the corresponding

 

administrator: admin or root

 

 

Password

Enter a password for the corresponding administrator. The password is case

 

sensitive and must contain from 8 to 32 characters, which can be letters,

 

numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special characters are: ! $ (

 

) - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~

 

 

Confirm password

Re-enter the password for the corresponding administrator.

 

 

Access Protocols Area

 

 

 

Enable HTTP

Check this check box if you want to allow HTTP connections to the IP

 

camera.

 

 

HTTP Port

Enter the HTTP port that is used to access the IP camera. Valid port numbers

 

are 80 and 1024 through 32767. The default port is 80.

 

If you configure the HTTP port to a value other than 80, you must specify

 

the port number in the URL for the IP camera when you access it through an

 

HTTP connection. For example, if the IP address of the IP camera is

 

192.168.1.100 and the HTTP port is 1024, enter this URL for the IP camera:

 

http://192.168.1.100:1024.

 

 

Enable HTTPS

Check this check box if you want to allow HTTPS connections to the IP

 

camera.

 

 

HTTPS Port

Enter the HTTPS port that is used to access the IP camera. Valid port

 

numbers are 443 and 1024 through 65535. The default port is 443.

 

If you configure the HTTPS port to a value other than 443, you must specify

 

the port number in the URL for the IP camera when you access it through an

 

HTTPS connection. For example, if the IP address of the IP camera is

 

192.168.1.100 and the HTTPS port is 1024, enter this URL for the IP

 

camera: https://192.168.1.100:1024.

 

 

Enable Secure Shell

Check this check box if you want to allow access to the camera through a

(SSH)

SSH connection.

 

 

Secure Shell (SSH) Port

Enter the SSH port that is used to access the IP camera. Valid port numbers

 

are 22 and 1024 through 65535. The default port is 22.

 

 

 

 

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