6.4 Guest Users
Guest users are anonymous users, and they do not need to enter a user name or password to access the camera. You can control the camera features that are available to guest users, and you can restrict guest user access altogether.
IMPORTANT
To prevent unauthorized access to the camera, it is important to manage who can access the camera through the use of user names and passwords. Because the camera can be accessed from the Internet, it is possible that the camera may be accessed by unknown individuals, including those who are commonly known as “hackers”, to whom you do not want to allow access. If you choose to allow guest access (i.e., anonymous access), there is a risk that unknown individuals will access the camera and view camera images. You have the option of allowing guest access, but it is strongly recommended that you do not allow guest access, and rather create general user accounts and assign secret user names and passwords for use by known individuals only.
Allowing/restricting guest users to access the camera
1.
Click the [Setup] tab.
2.
On the left side of the screen under [Account], click [Administrator].
3.
Under [General Authentication], select the desired setting.
[Permit access from guest users]: Guest users can access the camera.
[Permit access from guest users (mobile only)]: Guest users can access the camera’s mobile phone page only.
[Do not permit access from guest users]: Guest users cannot access the camera.
4.
Click [Save].
Note
When [Permit access from guest users] is selected, no authentication dialog is displayed when you access the camera, and the [Login] tab is displayed on the top page. Click this tab to log in to the camera as the administrator or as a general user. For more information, see 6.5 The Login Tab.
Changing the features available to guest users
1.
Make sure you configured the camera to allow guest users to access the camera (explained above).
2.
Click the [Setup] tab.
3.
On the left side of the screen under [Account], click [General User].
4.
Under [User ID List], select [Guest User], then click [Modify].
5.
Set the following parameters as desired.
a.
Under [Access Level], select the desired setting for [Video Display Time].
[Unlimited]: The user can view video images ([MPEG-4] or [MJPEG]) from the camera without restriction.
[Not permitted]: The user can view only still images.
[10 s]–[60 min]: The user can view video images for the selected amount of time, after which the user can view only still images.
b.
Select the desired setting for [Refresh Rate]. Still images viewed by the user will be refreshed at this rate.
c.
Select the features the user is allowed to use.
You can select features individually, or click [Level 1] or [Level 2] to enable the corresponding group of features.
6.
Click [Save].