Initialization Window; Complexity Window - Cisco 2500 Series User Manual

Chapter 3 Configuring and Managing the IP Camera

Initialization Window

The Initialization window lets you configure administrator and root passwords, whether the IP camera
can be accessed through an HTTP connection in addition to the default HTTPS (HTTP secure)
connection, and whether the IP camera can be accessed through a SSH connection.
Table 3-13
Table 3-13
Option
Admin Password
Root Password
HTTP
SSH

Complexity Window

The Complexity window provides options for configuring requirements for the IP camera administrator
and user passwords.
Table 3-14
Table 3-14
Option
Password Check 1
Password Check 2
Password Check 3
Password Check 4
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describes the options in the Initialization window.
Initialization Window Options
Description
Allows you to change the password for the IP camera administrator.
The password is case sensitive and must contain at least 8 characters, which
can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special
characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~.
Note You can also change this password in the Users window as described
in the
Allows you to change the root password, which is used when accessing the
IP camera through a SSH connection.
The password is case sensitive and must contain at least 8 characters, which
can be letters, numbers, and special characters, but no spaces. Special
characters are: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~.
Click the Enable radio button if you want to allow HTTP and HTTPS
connections to the IP camera.
By default, the IP camera allows only HTTPS connections.
Click the Enable radio button is you want to allow access to the camera
through a SSH connection.
describes the options in the Complexity window.
Complexity Window Options
Description
Password must contain characters from at least 3 of these categories:
Lower case letters (a through z)
•
Upper case letters (A through Z)
•
• Digits (0 through 9)
Special characters (: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~)
•
Administrator password cannot include any character that occurs 3 or more
times consecutively
Password cannot be the same as the user name either forward of reversed
Not used
"Users Window" section on page
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