Axis 215 PTZ User Manual

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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - System Options29System OptionsSecurityThe AXIS AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E Network Camera supports different methods of user authentication:HTTP Basic Authentication - This authenticates the user by requesting a user name and a password. Theexchange 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 ofcredentials is encrypted, which secures it against eavesdropping.User access control is enabled by default, the administrator sets the root password on first access. Other users areauthorized with user names and passwords, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login tothe Live View page, as described below:Users - the user list displays the authorized users and access levels:• Viewer - the lowest level of access, which only allows the user access to the Live View page.• Operator - an Operator can view the Live View page, create and modify event types and adjust certainother settings. The Operator does not have access to the Systems Options configuration pages.• Administrator - an administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup Tools and can determine the regis-tration of all other users.User Settings - check the corresponding checkboxes to enable:• Anonymous viewer login - allows any viewer direct access to the Live View page.• Maximum number of simultaneous viewers - enter a value here to restrict the number of unicast viewersaccessing the unit. This is useful if you need to save on bandwidth. (Note that all multicast viewers countas 1 viewer.)• Anonymous PTZ control login - allows any viewer access to the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls on the Live Viewpage.IP Address FilterEnable IP Address Filtering - to allow or deny access to the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, check the boxEnable IP address filtering. Once enabled, the IP addresses in the list will be allowed or denied access accordingto the choice made in the drop-down list Allow/Deny the following IP addresses.The administrator can add up to 256 IP address ranges or single IP addresses to the Filtered IP Addresses list. IfIP address filtering is enabled, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E will allow or deny requests coming from theIP addresses in the list.See the IP address filtering help files for information on how to add IP address ranges.The users from these IP addresses need to be specified in the user list with the appropriate access rights (User,Operator or Administrator).Referrals - to prevent unauthorized sources from including the video stream from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215PTZ-E into external Web pages, check the Referrals checkbox and enter the IP address or Host name of thecomputer that hosts the Web pages with the included video stream. Several IP addresses/host names can bedefined and are separated by semicolons(;)HTTPSFor greater security, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be configured to use HTTPS (Hypertext TransferProtocol over SSL (Secure Socket Layer)). That is, all communication that would otherwise go via HTTP willinstead go via an encrypted HTTPS connection.