User`s manual
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AXIS 210A/211A - System Options
System Options
Security
User access control is enabled by default, when the administrator sets the root password on 
first access. An administrator can set up other users, by assigning user names and 
passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody 
may access the Live View page.
The AXIS 210A/211A Network Camera supports several method
s of user authentication:
HTTP Basic Authentication - 
This authenticates the user by requesting a user name and a 
password. The exchange 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 of credentials is encrypted, which secures it against eavesdropping. 
Users 
User List - the user list displays the authorized users and user groups (levels):
User Settings - c
heck the relevant checkboxes to enable:
• Anony
mous viewer login - allows any viewer direct access to the Live View 
page.
• Ma
ximum number of simultaneous viewers limited to - enter a value here to 
restrict the number of unicast viewers accessing the unit. This is useful if you 
need to save on bandwidth. (Note that all multicast viewers count as one viewer.)
IP Address Filtering
Enable IP Address Filtering: To allow or deny access to the AXIS 210A/211A Network 
Camera check the box Enable IP address filtering. Once enabled, the IP addresses in the 
list are allowed or denied access according to the choice made in the drop-down list 
Allow/Deny the following IP addresses. 
The administrator can add up to 256 IP address 
entries to the list (a single entry can 
contain multiple IP addresses). The users from these IP addresses need to be specified in the 
user list with the appropriate access rights. This is done from Setup > System Options > 
Security > Users. 
Viewer Provides the lowest level of access, which only allows access to the Live View page.
Operator An operator can view the Live View page, create and mo
dify event types and adjust certain other 
settings. Operators have no access to the System Options.
Administrator An administrator has unrestricted access to all the setup options and 
can determine the registration 
of all other users. 










