User's Manual
AXIS M1034-W Network Camera
Accessing the Product
Access from the Internet
Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must
configure your network router to allow incoming data traffic to t he product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, w h ich
will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the product. This is enabled from Setup > System Options >
Network > TCP/IP Ad vanced.
For m o re information, please see
NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 43
. See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at
www.axiscam.net F or T echnical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup
Set the Root Password
To gain access to the Axis product, you must set t he pa ssword for the default administrator user root. This is done in the Configure
Root Password dialog, w hich appears when the product is accessed for the first t ime.
To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS
certificate. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt traffic between web browsers and servers. The
HTTPS certificate ensures encrypted exchange of information.
To set the password via a stand ard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the firs t dialog.
To set the p assword via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:
1. Click Create self-signed certificate.
2. Provide the req uested information and click OK .Thecertificate is created and the password can now be set securely. All
traffic to and from the product is encrypted from this point on.
3. Enter a password and the n re -ente r to c onfirm the spelling. Click OK. The password has now been configured.
Note
• The default a dministrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted.
• If the password for root is lost, the product mu st be reset to the factory default settings. See
Reset to F a cto ry Default
Settings, on page 51
.
Set P ower Line Frequency
Power line frequency is set the first time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Config(see
page 51
)
or by resetting the product to factory default.
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