Securing A Site; Rebooting A Unit - Honeywell Rapid Eye System Administration Manual

Securing a Site

Rebooting a Unit

Document 800-07769 Rev A
02/11
Securing the Multi-Media System
After Operational, page 63, Honeywell recommends that you secure your
Making a Site
Rapid Eye Multi-Media site by adding:
• A system password. Use Admin to set a system password to protect your sites from
unauthorized accounts. See
- and -
• A password for the Administrator account. Used to help prevent uncontrolled
configuration of Multi-Media units, accidental clearing of a unit's storage, or unwanted
removal of the system password. See
Be sure to update security after making these changes (see
on page 141).
Multi-Media Unit
1. Start a
Maintenance Session
System operational message appears.
2. Click Reboot.
Reasons to Reboot a Multi-Media Unit
Use of the Reboot button does not damage the unit. However, it does interrupt the
recording of video for a few moments and should not be used unless Multi-Media technical
support instructs an operator to perform a reboot. A reboot can be traced to the operator
who performed it. See
Tracing Events
Caution The Reboot button is for rebooting a Multi-Media unit. Do not mistakenly
reboot your PC when prompted to click the Reboot button in the
Maintenance window.
Automatic Reboot of Multi-Media Unit
A Multi-Media unit reboots by itself when:
• Changes to a modem serial device are applied. Modem settings are explained in
Setting Up a Modem Serial Device
• System files are upgraded, as explained in
• Power to the unit is interrupted and restored.
• The system's video signal is changed between NTSC and PAL.
Rapid Eye DVR System Administrator Guide
on page 182.
System Password
Administrator Password
for the Rapid Eye Multi-Media site. Please wait until the
on page 207.
on page 150.
System Files
on page 193.
Updating Security on a
on page 142.
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