User`s manual

AXIS P7214 Video Encoder
Accessing the product
Access from the Internet
Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the p roduct from the Internet you must
configure your network r outer to allow incoming data traffic to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feat ure , which
will attempt to automatically config ure the router to allow access to the prod uct. This is enabled from Setup > System Options >
Network > TCP/IP A d vanced.
For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 37.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net F or Technical 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 the password for the default administrator user root. This is done in the Configure
Root Password dialog, which appears when the pro
duct is accessed for the first time.
To prevent network eavesdropping
, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires a n 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 standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the first dialog.
To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:
1. Click Create self-signed certificate.
2. Provide the requested information and click OK.Thecertificate is created and the password can now be set securely. All
trafficto
and from the product is encrypted from this point on.
3. Ente
rapasswordandthenre-entertoconfi rm the spelling. Click OK. The password has now been con figured.
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