Vivotek FD8162 manual Security User Account, Root Password, Manage Privilege, Manage User

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Security > User Account

This section explains how to enable password protection and create multiple accounts�

Root Password

The administrator account name is “root”, which is permanent and can not be deleted� If you want to add

more accounts in the Manage User column, please apply the password for the “root” account first.

1� Type the password identically in both text boxes, then click Save to enable password protection�

2� A window will prompt for authentication; type the correct user’s name and password in their respective fields to access the Network Camera.

Manage Privilege

Advanced Mode

Digital Output & PTZ control: You can modify the management privilege as operators or viewers� Select or de-select the checkboxes, and then click Save to enable the settings� If you give Viewers the privilege, Operators will also have the ability to control the Network Camera through the main page� (Please refer to Configuration on page 28).

Allow anonymous viewing: If you select this item, any client can access the live stream without entering a User ID and Password�

Manage User

Administrators can create up to 20 user accounts� 1� Input the new user’s name and password�

2� Select the privilege level for the new user account� Click Add to enable the setting�

Access rights are sorted by user privilege (Administrator, Operator, and Viewer)� Only administrators can access the Configuration page. Though operators cannot access the Configuration page, they can use the URL Commands to get and set the value of parameters� For more information, please refer to URL Commands of the Network Camera on page 111� Viewers access only the main page for live viewing�

Here you also can change a user’s access rights or delete user accounts� 1� Select an existing account to modify�

2� Make necessary changes and click Update or Delete to enable the setting�

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