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12.4.1 To add or change the viewer password

Used to add or change the password associated with the viewer user. The viewer

access password is the same for all viewers until it is changed. Any viewer that

knows the password will continue to have access until the password is changed. It is

good practice to change the password each time there is a change in the users that

should be authorized to access the broadcast. Please contact your network security

administrator with respect to password management required for your applications.

Once a viewer password is configured, participants must obtain the current viewer

password in order to log in. The user name is always the same: viewer. It cannot be

changed. If the viewer password is changed during a broadcast, the broadcast is

interrupted and all viewers will be required to re-log in using the new viewer

password in order to continue receiving the broadcast. Depending on how the

viewer is receiving the broadcast, this will involve clicking the refresh button in the

viewer’s browser or clicking on the play button in the viewer’s media player.

1. Log into the Web admin interface.

2. Select Viewer Access.

3. Enter and repeat the new password. The password is case sensitive and can

include up to 255 ASCII characters.

4. Select Apply.

5. Distribute or communicate the viewer access password to authorized viewers

of the broadcast.

12.4.2 Configuring IP-based Authentication for Viewers

This function allows the option of providing access to the broadcast to a large

number of users without having each individual user log in with the viewer

username and password. This is done by configuring individual IP addresses or a

range of IP addresses that are either granted access or denied access to the

broadcast. Once set up, users can access the broadcast just by clicking on a supplied

link. The administrator for the broadcast would continue to access the Web admin

interface using the administrator user credentials to access all features.

Figure 63 IP-based Authentication