Axis Communications Fixed Dome Network Camera AXIS P3301-V - Manual (Page 7)

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AXIS P3301/-V - Accessing the Camera
Setting the root password
1. When accessing the camera for the first time, the
‘ Configure Root Password’ dialog appears.
2. Enter a password and re-enter to confirm. Click OK.
3. The ‘ Enter Network Password’ dialog appears. Enter
the User name: root
4. Enter the password set in step 2, and click OK. If the
password is lost, the camera must be reset to the
factory default settings. See page 32.
Notes:
• The default administrator user name ‘ root’ is permanent
and cannot be deleted.
• While setting the root password, click Yes to install the
AXIS Media Control (AMC), if you are prompted to. You
will need administrator rights on the computer to do
this.
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 NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 28. 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 over a secure connection
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 network camera 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 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.