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.
Note
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.
Default: On
[Authentication]
Set the user authentication method.
Digest or Basic: Uses Digest or Basic authentication.
Digest: Uses Digest authentication.
Basic: Uses Basic authentication.
Default: Digest or Basic
Note
When the [Authentication] setting has been changed, close the web browser, and then access the camera again.
For other devices such as network disk recorders, unless otherwise stated, Digest authentication is not supported. (As of February, 2016)
[User name]
Enter a user name.
Available number of characters: 1 - 32 characters
Unavailable characters: " & : ; \
Default: None (blank)
Note
When the user name already in use is entered and the [Set] button is clicked, the respective user information will be overwritten.
[Password] [Retype password]
Enter a password.
Available number of characters: 8 - 32 characters
Unavailable characters: " &
Default: None (blank)
Note
Distinguish between upper- and lower cases.
For the password, use two or more types of characters from alphabetic characters, numbers, and symbols.
[Access level]
Select the access level of the user from the following.
1. Administrator: Allowed all available operations of the camera.
2. Camera control: Allowed to display images from the camera and to control the camera. The camera setting configuration is unavailable.
3. Live only: Only displaying live images is available. The camera setting configuration and camera control are unavailable.
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: owner [1])
To delete the registered user, click the [Delete] button after selecting the user to be deleted.