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Pros And Cons Of Disabling ONVIF Authentication?

JH
Jay Hobdy
Dec 26, 2019
IPVMU Certified

We have seen some Dahua cameras on Spectrum that needed a separate ONVIF user account to get them to work. My tech also tried turning off ONVIF authentication and that allowed the cameras to work on Spectrum.

What are the cons of disabling ONVIF authentication?

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Dec 27, 2019

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