Axis Communications Axis 211A - Manual (Page 41)

41 AXIS 210A/211A - System Options
System Options
Security
User access control is enabled by default, when the administrator sets the root password on
first access. An administrator can set up other users, by assigning user names and
passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody
may access the Live View page.
The AXIS 210A/211A Network Camera supports several methods of user authentication:
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 password, but
the exchange of credentials is encrypted, which secures it against eavesdropping.
Users
User List - the user list displays the authorized users and user groups (levels):
User Settings - check the relevant checkboxes to enable:
• Anony mous viewer login - allows any viewer direct access to the Live View
page.
• Ma ximum number of simultaneous viewers limited to - enter a value here to
restrict the number of unicast viewers accessing the unit. This is useful if you
need to save on bandwidth. (Note that all multicast viewers count as one viewer.)
IP Address Filtering
Enable IP Address Filtering: To allow or deny access to the AXIS 210A/211A Network
Camera check the box Enable IP address filtering. Once enabled, the IP addresses in the
list are allowed or denied access according to the choice made in the drop-down list
Allow/Deny the following IP addresses.
The administrator can add up to 256 IP address entries to the list (a single entry can
contain multiple IP addresses). The users from these IP addresses need to be specified in the
user list with the appropriate access rights. This is done from Setup > System Options >
Security > Users.
Viewer Provides the lowest level of access, which only allows 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. Operators have no access to the System Options.
Administrator
An administrator has unrestricted access to all the setup options and can determine the registration
of all other users.