Security Settings Following the Installation

The following setting should be implemented following the installation and setup of all Zixi software components.

Changing the default login password

Zixi includes the default passwords for the “Admin”, “Operator” and “User” roles. The default password is “1234”. Following the installation, it is strongly recommended to modify these passwords to a “strong” password. 

Every organization has its own password policy, but generally, a strong password should include the following:

• Consist of at least six characters.
• Combine letters, numbers and symbols (@, #, $, %, etc.)
• Contains letters in both uppercase and lowercase

To change the default passwords in Zixi Broadcaster:

1. Go to Settings > General.
2. In the Admin Password field, type a new strong password.
   
3. If you have selected the “Enable read/write user…” and/or “Enable read only user…” change the Operator and User passwords.
    
4. Click Apply.

To change the default passwords in Zixi Feeder/Receiver:

1. Go to Settings > General.
2. In the Password field, type a new strong password.
    
3. Click Apply.

Enabling HTTPS/SSL

Refer to the Enabling HTTPS on your Zixi Broadcaster guide.

Changing the default root folder location

The root folder is used to store recordings and VOD content. Over time the size of the content in this folder may grow significantly. If this folder is in the same partition as the machine’s operating system and the capacity limit is reached, it may cause risks to the machine itself. It is therefore recommended to change Zixi’s root folder location to a separate partition (not the same partition as the OS). If the partition is filled it will not disrupt or harm the machine’s OS.

To change the default root folder location:

1. Open the ‘broadcaster-info.xml’ file, which is located in the folder as the Zixi’s executable file (e.g. zixi_broadcaster-1.10.1.24727.exe).
   The file includes the following content:
   

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <ROOT_SETTINGS>
   <FOLDER>d:\ts</FOLDER>
   <MANAGED>false</MANAGED>
   <MANAGEMENT-ENABLED>false</MANAGEMENT-ENABLED>
   </ROOT_SETTINGS>
   <TUNNEL>
   <ALLOW>0</ALLOW>
   <MASTER>1</MASTER>
   </TUNNEL>

   
   
   
2. Change the path settings, which is under <ROOT_SETTINGS> and between <FOLDER>/</FOLDER> to a folder or to the root of a separate partition and save the file.
3. The folder setting is displayed in Settings > General in the Root Folder field: