# Set camera password and select power line frequency

## Aim

To give the camera a password, which is compulsory, and to select the power line frequency of your country.

## Prerequisites

- You have Axis IP cameras that are supported with MediaRecorder.

See [Supported IP cameras](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/412#bkmrk-supported-ip-cameras) in [Recording devices](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/410#bkmrk-page-title)

- You followed the procedure in [Ethernet card setup](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/478#bkmrk-page-title)
- You connected all cameras.
- You gave the cameras an IP address.  
    See [Set camera IP address](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/483#bkmrk-page-title)

## Procedure

### IP address

1. In the IPUtility tool, click the **Home Page** button. the camera now opens in a browser. [![image.png](https://bookstack.noldus.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/HvTlbTXcbsNaHTcO-image.png)](https://bookstack.noldus.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/HvTlbTXcbsNaHTcO-image.png)  
    Alternatively, type the IP address in the address field of, for example, Internet Explorer.
2. The first time you open the camera in a browser, you must set a password. If you obtained cameras from Noldus IT, this password is Noldus. The user name root cannot be changed. Do not use the characters @, space, or colon (:) for the password. These characters cannot be used in MediaRecorder. [![image.png](https://bookstack.noldus.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/bO70baDF45c3sMSX-image.png)](https://bookstack.noldus.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/bO70baDF45c3sMSX-image.png)
3. As soon as you set the password, you must log in to the camera with the password you just set.

### Power line frequency

The first time you log in in the camera, you must select a power line frequency. Look up the correct power line frequency of your country on Internet.

## Notes

- **IMPORTANT** Close the browser before you start recording. Leaving it open may cause recording problems in MediaRecorder.
- If you do not get a view in Internet Explorer, click the Settings wheel in the upper-right corner of your window and choose **Compatibility View Settings**. Enter the IP address of your camera and click **Add**. Other browsers may have a comparable setting.

[![image.png](https://bookstack.noldus.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/NMzDFyXE3Ty5iZhX-image.png)](https://bookstack.noldus.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/NMzDFyXE3Ty5iZhX-image.png)