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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
In older firmware versions each device has its own administrator/viewer accounts. This is a problem in big installations where you want to keep all admin passwords in sync.
In older firmware versions each device has its own administrator/viewer accounts. This is a problem in installations where you want to keep all admin passwords in sync.


In version 8 additionally a single device can act as an authentication server for the rest of the devices. User accounts that are managed on the authentication server can be used to login on each device in the installation. You can also configure devices to accept user accounts from a Windows domain.
In version 8 additionally a single device can act as an authentication server for the rest of the devices. User accounts that are managed on the authentication server can be used to login on each device in the installation. You can also configure devices to accept user accounts from a Windows domain.


[[Category:Concepts]]
[[Category:Concepts]]

Revision as of 12:45, 8 June 2009

Applies to

All devices with firmware version 8 and above.

Overview

In older firmware versions each device has its own administrator/viewer accounts. This is a problem in installations where you want to keep all admin passwords in sync.

In version 8 additionally a single device can act as an authentication server for the rest of the devices. User accounts that are managed on the authentication server can be used to login on each device in the installation. You can also configure devices to accept user accounts from a Windows domain.