Axis 25221r3 User Manual

To prevent unauthorized use, change the default password the first time you log on to the 

AXIS 262. 

The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted or altered.

1. Click 

> Users in the device’s Web pages.

2. Enter a password for the user root and then re-enter it to confirm the spelling. 
3. Click Save.

User access control is enabled by default. An administrator can set up other users 

(maximum 50), by creating new user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow 

anonymous viewers, which means that anybody may access the Main View page. There are 

three different groups (levels) of user:

It is not possible to create new administrator accounts, there can only be one administrator in the 
AXIS 262.

To create a new operator or viewer user:

1. Click 

> Users in the device’s Web pages.

2. Select an unused User number from the drop-down list.
3. Enter the user name, using a maximum of 8 characters. 
4. Select the user group for the user. See above for the available groups.
5. Enter and confirm the password for the user, using a maximum of 8 characters.
6. Click Save.
7. If you want all users to view the video stream, select the ON radio button to 

enable Anonymous viewers.

 

The default setting is OFF.

8. Click Save.

Provides the lowest level of access, which only allows access to the Main View page. In the Main 
View, a viewer can do everything except record video.

An operator can view the Main View page and record the video stream. Operators have no access 
to the Setup pages.

An administrator has unrestricted access to all the setup tools and can determine the registration of 
all other users.