diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/machine_interactions.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/machine_interactions.dm
index dbbdb73e0f1..d417c8fde32 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/machine_interactions.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/machine_interactions.dm
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 	if(href_list["change_freq"])
 
 		var/newfreq = input(usr, "Specify a new frequency for new signals to change to. Enter null to turn off frequency changing. Decimals assigned automatically.", src, network) as null|num
-		if(usr in range(1, src))
+		if(canAccess(usr))
 			if(newfreq)
 				if(findtext(num2text(newfreq), "."))
 					newfreq *= 10 // shift the decimal one place
@@ -302,13 +302,13 @@
 
 			if("id")
 				var/newid = copytext(reject_bad_text(input(usr, "Specify the new ID for this machine", src, id) as null|text),1,MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
-				if(newid && usr in range(1, src))
+				if(newid && canAccess(usr))
 					id = newid
 					temp = "<font color = #666633>-% New ID assigned: \"[id]\" %-</font color>"
 
 			if("network")
 				var/newnet = input(usr, "Specify the new network for this machine. This will break all current links.", src, network) as null|text
-				if(newnet && usr in range(1, src))
+				if(newnet && canAccess(usr))
 
 					if(length(newnet) > 15)
 						temp = "<font color = #666633>-% Too many characters in new network tag %-</font color>"
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 
 			if("freq")
 				var/newfreq = input(usr, "Specify a new frequency to filter (GHz). Decimals assigned automatically.", src, network) as null|num
-				if(newfreq && usr in range(1, src))
+				if(newfreq && canAccess(usr))
 					if(findtext(num2text(newfreq), "."))
 						newfreq *= 10 // shift the decimal one place
 					if(!(newfreq in freq_listening) && newfreq < 10000)
@@ -384,5 +384,10 @@
 
 	updateUsrDialog()
 
+/obj/machinery/telecomms/proc/canAccess(var/mob/user)
+	if(issilicon(user) || in_range(user, src))
+		return 1
+	return 0
+
 #undef TELECOMM_Z
 #undef STATION_Z
diff --git a/maps/tgstation.2.0.9.dmm b/maps/tgstation.2.0.9.dmm
index 18a5626e5ba..793a13067f9 100644
--- a/maps/tgstation.2.0.9.dmm
+++ b/maps/tgstation.2.0.9.dmm
@@ -5123,7 +5123,7 @@
 "bUA" = (/obj/machinery/door/airlock/medical{name = "Virology Access"; req_access_txt = "39"},/obj/structure/cable{d1 = 1; d2 = 2; icon_state = "1-2"; tag = ""},/turf/simulated/floor{icon_state = "whitehall"; dir = 1},/area/medical/medbay)
 "bUB" = (/obj/machinery/door/airlock/maintenance{name = "Medical Maintenance"; req_access_txt = "5"},/turf/simulated/floor/plating,/area/medical/surgery)
 "bUC" = (/obj/structure/table,/obj/item/device/assembly/igniter{pixel_x = -5; pixel_y = 3},/obj/item/device/assembly/igniter{pixel_x = 5; pixel_y = -4},/obj/item/device/assembly/igniter{pixel_x = 2; pixel_y = 6},/obj/item/device/assembly/igniter{pixel_x = 2; pixel_y = -1},/turf/simulated/floor{icon_state = "floorgrime"},/area/toxins/misc_lab)
-"bUD" = (/obj/machinery/camera{c_tag = "Misc Test Chamber"; dir = 1; network = "misc"; pixel_x = 0},/turf/simulated/floor{icon_state = "floorgrime"},/area/toxins/misc_lab)
+"bUD" = (/obj/machinery/camera{c_tag = "Misc Test Chamber"; dir = 1; network = "SS13"; pixel_x = 0},/turf/simulated/floor{icon_state = "floorgrime"},/area/toxins/misc_lab)
 "bUE" = (/obj/structure/extinguisher_cabinet{pixel_x = 5; pixel_y = -32},/turf/simulated/floor{icon_state = "floorgrime"},/area/toxins/misc_lab)
 "bUF" = (/obj/machinery/door_control{id = "misclab"; name = "Test Chamber Blast Doors"; pixel_x = 6; pixel_y = -24; req_access_txt = "7"},/turf/simulated/floor{icon_state = "floorgrime"},/area/toxins/misc_lab)
 "bUG" = (/obj/machinery/alarm{dir = 1; icon_state = "alarm0"; pixel_y = -22},/obj/item/weapon/crowbar/red,/obj/item/weapon/wrench,/turf/simulated/floor{icon_state = "floorgrime"},/area/toxins/misc_lab)