Access From The Internet; Setting The Root Password - Axis M1103 User Manual

Access from the Internet

Once connected, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you must
configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature,
which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the camera. This is enabled from Setup > System
Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced.
For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 30. See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS
Service at www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

Setting the root password

To gain access to the product, you must set the password for the default administrator user - 'root'. This is done in the
'Configure Root Password' dialog, which appears when the network camera is accessed for the first time. To prevent network
eavesdropping the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS certificate.
Note:
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt traffic between web browsers and servers.
The HTTPS certificate ensures encrypted exchange of information.
To configure the password directly
via an unencrypted connection, enter
the password here.
To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the first dialog shown above.
To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:
1. Click the Create self-signed certificate button.
2. Provide the requested information and click OK. The certificate is created and the password can now be set securely.
All traffic to and from the network camera is encrypted from this point on.
3. Enter a password and then re-enter it to confirm the spelling. Click OK. The password has now been configured.
Notes:
• The default administrator user name 'root' is permanent and cannot be deleted.
• If the password for root is lost, the camera must be reset to the factory default settings. See page 35.
If prompted, click Yes to install AXIS Media Control, which allows viewing of the video stream in Internet Explorer.
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You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this. If using Windows Vista or Windows 7 you must also run
Internet Explorer as administrator; right-click the Internet Explorer icon and select Run as administrator.
AXIS M11 Series - Accessing the Camera
To create an HTTPS connection,
click this button.
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