15.1 Configure the settings relating to the user authentication [User auth.]
Click the [User auth.] tab on the “User mng.” page. (→9.1 How to display the setup menu, 9.2 How to operate the setup menu)
The settings relating to the authentication of users who can access this camera from the PC or a cellular phone/mobile terminal can be configured on this page. Up to 24 users can be registered.
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When user authentication has failed to pass (authentication error) 8 times within 30 seconds using the same IP address (PC), access to the unit will be denied for a while.
[User auth.]
Select “On” or “Off” to determine whether or not to authenticate the users.
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Default: Off
[Authentication]
Set the user authentication method.
Digest or Basic: Uses Digest or Basic authentication.
Digest: Uses Digest authentication.
Basic: Uses Basic authentication.
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Default: Digest or Basic
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When the [Authentication] setting has been changed, close the web browser, and then access the camera again.
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For other devices such as network disk recorders, unless otherwise stated, Digest authentication is not supported. (As of July, 2014)
[User name]
Enter a user name.
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Available number of characters: 1 - 32 characters
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Unavailable characters: " & : ; \
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Default: None (blank)
[Password] [Retype password]
Enter a password.
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Available number of characters: 4 - 32 characters
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Unavailable characters: " &
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Default: None (blank)
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When the user name already in use is entered and the [Set] button is clicked, the respective user information will be overwritten.
[Access level]
Select the access level of the user from the following.
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1. Administrator: Allowed all available operations of the camera.
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2. Camera control: Allowed to display images from the camera and to control the camera. The camera setting configuration is unavailable.
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3. Live only: Only displaying live images is available. The camera setting configuration and camera control are unavailable.
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Default: 3. Live only
[User check]
From the pull-down menu of “User check”, the registered user can be selected and the selected user’s information can be checked.
The registered user will be displayed with the access level.
(Example: admin [1])
To delete the registered user, click the [Delete] button after selecting the user to be deleted.