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Camera Password Policy

• Upon VMS account creation, the user is automatically allocated a camera passwords that is defined by the configured 'PasswordCameraPolicy' database parameter. The available values are as follows ...

  • 'user_id' which ensures that the default password will initialze to the account's 'User ID'
  • 'collar' which ensures that the default password will initialze to the account's 'Collar number'
  • A fixed password such as '8763'.

  • If a Camera Password Policy has not been explicitly defined then the default password will be '0000'.

• The user is entitled to change the password at any time - on a docker.

  • All password changes are automatically saved to the VMS host and subsequently downloaded to all other dockers assigned to that VMS host.
  • The means that the user may thereafter use the new password on all other associated dockers.
  • Note however that if the password was recently changed on one docker it is only available on a second docker if both dockers have has recent communication with the VMS host

• 'Note: Changing the User ID of an account does not change the camera password for this user - although his/her camera login ID is changed.