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Network Camera User Manual
Note: Please use the different version in accordance with the security level you required. The
higher the version is, the higher the level of the security is.
4.6.6 802.1x
IEEE802.X which is an access control protocol manages the device in connection with the
local network by authentication. The setup steps are as follows:
To use this function, the camera shall be connected to a switch supporting 802.1x protocol.
The switch can be reckoned as an authentication system to identify the device in a local
network. If the camera connected to the network interface of the switch has passed the
authentication of the switch, it can be accessed via the local network.
Protocol type and EAPOL version: Please use the default settings.
User name and password: The user name and password must be the same with the user name
and password applied for and registered in the authentication server.
The structure of 802.1x
① The network camera initiates the authentication of 802.1x protocol via web client and then
the authentication is received by the switch supporting 802.1x protocol.
② The switch provides the camera with a physical or logic local network interface and
verifies the camera.
③ Authentication server provides the entity of authentication service for the switch, stored
the relative information of web client, realizing the authentication of web client.
Please refer to the user manual of the connected switch for more details.