Instructions

2. Click the Delete User button. A dialog box appears with the message “Are you sure you want to delete this user?”

3. Click OK. The user profile is deleted from the defined user profiles section.

NOTE: The default “admin” user cannot be deleted.

Security

 Pelco API

Selecting “Closed Authentication” will request video clients to conform to Pelco API (Application Programming Interface)

protocol in order to access to the camera, while selecting “Open Authentication” will make API protocol of the camera fully

open to various intrusions, which is not suggested due to security concerns.

 RTSP/JPEG

Selecting “Require Authentication” will request video clients to conform to RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) or JPEG

protocol in order to access to the camera, while selecting “Open Authentication” will make RTSP/JPEG protocol of the

camera fully open to various intrusions, which is not suggested due to security concerns.

2.2.2.3 TLS

To ensure security on the Internet, all Web browsers provide several security levels that can be adjusted for sites that use TLS

technology to transmit data. TLS encrypts communications, making it difficult for unauthorized users to intercept and view user

names and passwords.

TLS requires signed certificates to determine if the Web browser accessing the camera has the required authentication. The

camera can generate a certificate signing request (CSR) that can be sent to a certificate authority for a signature (for example,

VeriSign®), or it can generate a self-signed certificate using the Generate Self-Signed Certificate option.

FIGURE 2-12: TLS CONFIGURATION

TLS Configuration

Select one of the following modes:

 Required: A signed Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate must be installed, and a secure URL that begins with the

protocol name “https:” must be used to access the camera. Sensitive data is always encrypted during transmission. A URL

that begins with the “http:” protocol rather than the “https:” protocol will be redirected to the secure URL automatically.

 Optional: A signed TLS certificate must be installed, but a secure URL that begins with the protocol name “https:” is

optional when accessing the camera. You can also access the camera using a standard URL with the “http:” protocol, but

sensitive data is not encrypted during transmission. To ensure that sensitive data is encrypted, you must use a secure

URL with the “https:” protocol.

 Disabled (default): Turns off access to the Web client through TLS. Sensitive data will not be encrypted during

transmission.