If you have a large number of video units in your system, you can update their passwords in batches from the Hardware inventory task.
Before you begin
CAUTION:
Changing a unit password
causes a short recording interruption because the Archiver must disconnect
and reconnect to the unit. Therefore, choose a time of day that least
disrupts your operations to perform this task.
What you should know
- You need the Update video unit password privilege to perform this operation.
- Only certain models of video units
support the password update feature from Config
Tool. For the list
of manufacturers that support this feature, see Manufacturers that support password update.
You might have to upgrade the unit firmware for this feature to work.
- Always test this feature on a few units before applying it to a large batch of units of the same brand and model.