
Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera
Security Windows
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| Admin Password | Allows you to change the password for the IP camera administrator. | |
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 | The password is case sensitive and must contain at least 8 characters, which | 
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 | can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special | 
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 | characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + ,  | 
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 | Note You can also change this password in the Users window as described | 
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| Root Password | 
 | Allows you to change the root password, which is used when accessing the | 
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 | IP camera through a SSH connection. | 
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 | The password is case sensitive and must contain at least 8 characters, which | 
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 | can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special | 
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| HTTP | 
 | Click the Enable radio button if you want to allow HTTP and HTTPS | 
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 | connections to the IP camera. | 
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 | By default, the IP camera allows only HTTPS connections. | 
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| SSH | 
 | Click the Enable radio button is you want to allow access to the camera | 
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 | through a SSH connection. | 
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Complexity Window
The Complexity window provides options for configuring requirements for the IP camera administrator and user passwords.
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| Password Check 1 | Password must contain characters from at least 3 of these categories: | 
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 | • Digits (0 through 9) | 
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| Password Check 2 | Administrator password cannot include any character that occurs 3 or more | 
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| Password Check 3 | Password cannot be the same as the user name either forward of reversed | 
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| Password Check 4 | Not used | 
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