Axis Communications Axis 211A - Manual (Page 10)

10 AXIS 210A/211A - Accessing the Camera
Setting the root password
1. When accessing a camera for the first time, the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog is
displayed on the screen.
Note: Before you enter your password at this point, you can secure configuration of the root password via HTTPS
by creating a self-signed certificate. To do so, click the
Create self-signed certificate... button in the Cre-
ate Certificate window, and then proceed as follows.
2. Enter a password, and re-enter to confirm the spelling. Click OK.
3. The ‘Enter Network Password’ dialog appears. Enter the User name: root
Note: The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted.
4. Enter the password as set in step 2 above, and click OK. If the password is lost, the
cameras must be reset to the factory default settings. See page 53.
5. If required, click Yes to install the AXIS Media Control (AMC). You will need
administrator rights on the computer to do this.
Accessing from the Internet
Once installed, a 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. For security reasons this is usually done on a specific
port. Please refer to the documentation for your broadband router for further instructions.
For more information, please visit the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net or, for Technical notes
on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support Web at www.axis.com/techsup