User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Software Installation on page 10
- Overview
- Network Deployment
- Ready to Use
- Software Installation
- Accessing the Network Camera
- Using VIVOTEK Recording Software
- Using 3GPP-compatible Mobile Devices
- Using RTSP Players
- Main Page
- Client Settings
- Configuration
- System > General settings
- System > Homepage layout
- System > Logs
- System > Parameters
- System > Maintenance
- Media > Image
- Media > Video
- Media > Audio
- Network > General settings
- Network > Streaming protocols
- Network > DDNS
- Network > QoS (Quality of Service)
- Network > SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
- Security > User Account
- Security > HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL)
- Security > Access List
- Security > IEEE 802.1x
- PTZ > PTZ settings 
- Event > Event settings
- Applications > Motion detection
- Applications > DI and DO
- Applications > Tampering detection
- Recording > Recording settings
- Local storage > SD card management
- Local storage > Content management
- Appendix
VIVOTEK
User's Manual - 187
Account Management
Note: This request requires Administrator privileges.
Method: GET/POST
Syntax:
http://<servername>/cgi-bin/admin/editaccount.cgi?
method=<value>&username=<name>[&userpass=<value>][&privilege=<value>]
[&privilege=<value>][…][&return=<return page>]
PARAMETER VALUE DESCRIPTION
method Add Add an account to the server. When using this method, the
“username” field is necessary. It will use the default value of other
fields if not specified.
Delete Remove an account from the server. When using this method, the
“username” field is necessary, and others are ignored.
edit Modify the account password and privilege. When using this method,
the “username” field is necessary, and other fields are optional. If not
specified, it will keep the original settings.
username <name> The name of the user to add, delete, or edit.
userpass <value> The password of the new user to add or that of the old user to modify.
The default value is an empty string.
Privilege <value> The privilege of the user to add or to modify.
viewer Viewer privilege.
operator Operator privilege.
admin Administrator privilege.
Return <return page> Redirect to the page <return page> after the parameter is assigned.
The <return page> can be a full URL path or relative path according to
the current path. If you omit this parameter, it will redirect to an
empty page.