Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera
Security Windows
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Option | Description |
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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 |
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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: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , |
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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. |
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SSH | Click the Enable radio button is you want to allow access to the camera |
| 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.
Table
Table
Option | Description |
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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 (: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , |
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Password Check 2 | Administrator password cannot include any character that occurs 3 or more |
| times consecutively |
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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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