VIVOTEK
Security
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
Allow anonymous viewing: If you check this item, any client can access the live stream without entering a User ID and Password.
PTZ control: Determines whether users with an Operator or View account can exert
Manage User
Administrators can add 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 101. 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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