Epiphan Pearl - Manual (Page 39)

Pearl User Guide User administration
Action or Menu Option viewer operator admin
Select Branding Template ü
Enable Remote Support ü
Backup Device Configuration ü
Restore Device Configuration ü
Restore Factory Configuration ü
Reboot Device (via Web Interface) ü
Shutdown Device (via Web Interface) ü
Configure Time Until Next Disk Check ü
Perform Disk Check ü
View Disk Information ü ü
Upgrade Firmware ü
View System Information ü ü
Set or change user passwords
By default, admin, operator and viewer have no assigned passwords. Both the admin and the operator user
have access to the web admin interface, so you should always set a password for both admin and operator
accounts. Refer to your system administrator for your organization’s specific password requirements.
In addition to setting global passwords for viewers, you can also set access passwords and IP restrictions on a
per-channel basis from the channel's Streaming page. See
What is streaming?Restrict viewers by IP address .
Passwords are case sensitive and can use all alpha-numeric keys in the ASCII range. Your password can be up
to 255 characters long, but should not include any spaces.
Setting a user’s password causes the user to be logged out. Be ready to log back in with the new
admin password or have operators and viewers log in with the appropriate new password.
Viewers may need to refresh their browser window or press play in their media player.
If you lose the admin password, refer to the section Set or change user passwords .
To set a user password:
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