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View the RTSP stream with VLC media player

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View the RTSP stream with VLC media player

Prerequisites

  • VLC media player
  • IP online
  • RTSP port open
  • Feed must be and cannot be H.265
  • Feed Bit Rate Should be 4096 or lower
  • Smart Codec can be enabled when using

Example URLs

  • rtsp://192.168.2.128:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&unicast=true&proto=Onvif
  • rtsp://:admin@10.7.6.67:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1
  • rtsp://192.168.2.128:554/live

Video Instructions

Step by Step Instructions

1. and install VLC. Click here to go to VLC Homepage

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2. Click Media—Open Network Stream.

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3. Input in Network Tab.

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4. Click Play button, then the video will display.

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About the URL of the RTSP, please see the explanation as follows.

URL Syntax

rtsp://:@:/cam/realmonitor?channel=&subtype=

  •  : a valid user’s username.
  •  :user’s password. (Cannot contain #)
  •  :the IP address of the IP Camera.
  •  :the default port is 554. It can be omitted.
  •  :the channel number. It starts from 1.
  •  :the stream type. The of main stream is 0, extra stream 1 is 1, extra stream 2 is 2.

For example, we request the extra stream 1 of channel 1,the URL is: rtsp://:admin@10.7.6.67:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1.

The IP supports both TCP and UDP transmission forms. It also supplies basic authentication and digest authentication ways.The authentication process is similar with 3.2 Authentication.

For the RTSP port, it is 554 in default, If it was changed, please change the port number in the RTSP URL.

For the IPC, you can see the RTSP port in the Web page:

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