User guide

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Chapter 8: System Tab
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
airCam
™
Dome User Guide
Key button Press this button in order to change the
administrator password.
• Current Password Enter the current password
associated with the administrator account. It is required
to change the Password or Administrator Username.
• New Password Enter the new password for the
administrator account.
• Verify New Password Re-enter the new password for
the administrator account.
Note: Password length is 8 characters maximum,
passwords exceeding 8 characters will be
truncated.
Enable Read-Only Account Click to enable the read-only
account and configure the username and password to
protect your device from unauthorized access. The default
option is disabled.
• Read-Only Account Name Specifies the name of the
system user.
• Key button Press this button in order to change the
Read-only password.
- New Password New password used for read-only
administrator authentication should be specified.
- Show Check this to display the read-only password
characters you have typed.
Change Click to save changes to any of the fields on the
System tab.
Maintenance
The controls in this section are dedicated for the device
maintenance routines: rebooting, resetting, generating of
the support information report.
Firmware Version Shows the current firmware version.
Build Number Displays the build number of the firmware
version loaded.
Update Firmware Click Update to open the Firmware
Upload window to select and upload new firmware. For
firmware update instructions, refer to “Updating the
Firmware” on page 20.
Backup Configuration Click Download to download the
current system configuration file.
Upload Configuration Click Choose File to navigate to
and select the new configuration file or specify the full
path to the configuration file location. Click Upload to use
a previously downloaded configuration file to the system.
Note: A new configuration is active after clicking
Apply and the system reboot cycle is completed.
The previous system configuration is deleted
after you click Apply. It is highly recommended
to backup the system configuration before
uploading the new configuration.
Reboot Click Reboot in order to initiate the full reboot
cycle of the device. Reboot is the same as the hardware
reboot which is similar to the power off - power on cycle.
The system configuration is not modified after the reboot
cycle completes. Any non-applied changes will be lost.
Reset to Defaults Use this to reset the airCam Dome
to the factory default settings. This option will reboot
the airCam Dome and all factory default settings will be
restored. You may want to use the Backup Configuration
option to download your current settings before selecting
this option.
Support Info This will generate a support information
file that the Ubiquiti support engineers can use when
providing customer support. This file only needs be
generated at their request.
Updating the Firmware
Note: The system configuration is preserved
while the device is updated with new firmware
but it is still a good idea to download a backup
configuration before updating the firmware.
To update the firmware, perform the following steps:
1. Download the firmware file from www.ubnt.com.
2. Go to the System tab and click Update next to Update
Firmware.
3. Click Choose File.