System options, Security – Axis Communications Video Server AXIS 241SA User Manual

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AXIS 241QA/AXIS 241SA - System options

System options

Security

User access control is enabled by default, when the administrator sets the root password on

first access. New users are authorized with user names and passwords, or the administrator

can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page, as described below:

Users
The user list displays the authorized users and access levels:

To prevent unauthorized use of the product, the AXIS 241QA/AXIS 241SA network

camera supports multi-user password protection, where access can be restricted to a

defined number of users only (maximum of 20).
The AXIS 241QA/AXIS 241SA Network Camera supports several methods of user

authentication. These are:

HTTP Basic Authentication - This authenticates the user by requesting a user

name and a password. The exchange of network credentials is in simple

base64 coding and is not encrypted.

HTTP

Digest Authentication - This method also requests a user name and pass-

word, but the exchange of credentials is encrypted, which better secures it

against eavesdropping.

User settings - check the corresponding checkboxes to enable:

Anonymous viewer login - allows viewers direct access to the Live View page.
Anonymous

PTZ control login - allows any viewer access to the Pan Tilt Zoom

controls on the Live View page (if Pan/Tilt/Zoom is available).

IP Address Filter
C
hecking the Enable IP address filtering box enables the IP address filtering function. Up

to 256 IP address entries may be specified (a single entry can contain multiple IP

addresses). Click the Add button to add new filtered addresses.

When the IP address filter is enabled, addresses added to the list are set as allowed or

denied addresses. If the addresses in the list are allowed, then all others are denied access,

and vice versa. See also the online help

for more information.

Viewer

Provides the lowest level of access, which only allows the user access to the Live View page

Operator

An Operator can view the Live View page, create and modify event types and adjust certain other
settings. The Operator does not have access to the Systems Options configuration pages.

Administrator

An administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup Tools and can determine the registration of all
other users.

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