Setting The Root Password - Axis Q6034-E 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
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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 is displayed 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 the traffic between web browsers and serv-
ers. 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 Create self-signed certificate.
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 40.
• If prompted, click Yes to install AXIS Media Control, which allows viewing of the video stream in Internet Explorer.
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.
NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4
To create an HTTPS connection,
start by clicking this button.
AXIS Q6034-E - Accessing the Camera
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