Access From The Internet; Setting The Root Password - Axis Q7401 User Manual

Access from the Internet

Once connected, the video encoder is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the video encoder from the Internet
you must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the video encoder. To do this, enable the
NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the video encoder. This is
enabled from Setup > System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced.
For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 38. 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, the password for the default administrator user root must be set. This is done in the 'Configure
Root Password' dialog, which is displayed when the video encoder is accessed for the first time.
To prevent network eavesdropping when setting the root password, this can be done via an encrypted HTTPS connection,
which requires an HTTPS certificate (see note below).
To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the first dialog shown below.
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 video encoder 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.
To configure the password
directly via an unencrypted
connection, enter the password here.
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 45.
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 7 or Windows Vista, you must also
run Internet Explorer as administrator; right-click the Internet Explorer icon and select Run as administrator.
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To create an HTTPS connection,
start by clicking this button.
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