[User mng.] screen

The [User mng.] screen performs the authentication registration to limit the user or computer (IP address) that can access this unit from a computer.

The [User mng.] screen consists of the [User auth.] tab and [Host auth.] tab.

[User auth.] tab

Performs the authentication registration to limit the user that can access this unit from a computer.

A maximum of 18 users can be registered.

NOTE

  • When authentication of a computer with an identical IP address has been failed eight times or more in 30 seconds (authentication error), the camera cannot be accessed for a while.

Item

Description of settings

[User auth.]

Sets whether to authenticate users.

[On]: Authenticates the users.

[Off]: Does not authenticate the users.

  • Factory setting: [Off]

[Authentication]

Sets the authentication method to be used for user authentication.

[Digest or Basic]: Uses Digest authentication or Basic authentication.

[Digest]: Uses Digest authentication.

[Basic]: Uses Basic authentication.

After changing the [Authentication] settings, exit your web browser and access again.

The authentication set here is the authentication method to access the Web screen. It is always a digest authentication for the connection with the controller.

  • Factory setting: [Digest or Basic]

[User name]

Enter a user name.

Number of characters that can be entered: 1 to 32

Characters that cannot be entered: Double-byte and single-byte symbols " & : ; \

Entering a user name that has been already registered and clicking the [Set] button overwrites the user information.

[Password]

[Retype password]

Enter a password.

Number of characters that can be entered: 4 to 32

Characters that cannot be entered: Double-byte and single-byte symbols " &

[Access level]

Sets the access level for users.

[1. Administrator]: Allows full operation of the camera.

[2. Live only]: Allows only to display the [Live] screen. No operation and setting of the camera is available.

  • Factory setting: [2. Live only]

[User check]

Click in [User check] to check the registered users.

A registered user is indicated as “registered user name[Access level]”. (Example: admin[1])

Clicking the [Delete] button on the right deletes the selected user.

[Host auth.] tab

Register host authentication information to restrict computers (IP addresses) that can access the camera.

Item

Description of settings

[Host auth.]

Sets whether to authenticate hosts.

[On]: Authenticates the hosts.

[Off]: Does not authenticate the hosts.

  • Factory setting: [Off]

[IP address]

Enter the IP address of the computer to permit its access to the camera.

A host name cannot be entered as an IP address.

If the IP address/mask length of subnet is entered, computers that can access the camera can be restricted per subnet. When 192.168.0.1/24 is entered and [1. Administrator] is selected for [Access level], computers with 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254 can access the camera in the access level [1. Administrator].

Entering an IP address that has been already registered and clicking the [Set] button overwrites the host information.

[Access level]

Sets the access level for hosts.

[1. Administrator]: Allows full operation of the camera.

[2. Live only]: Allows only to display the [Live] screen. No operation and setting of the camera is available.

  • Factory setting: [2. Live only]

[Host check]

Click of [Host check] to check the IP addresses of the registered hosts.

A host is indicated as “registered IP address and access level”. (Example: 192.168.0.21[1])

Clicking the [Delete] button on the right deletes the selected host (IP address).