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4 STREAMING VIDEO
4.1 RTSP Streaming
Video can be streamed to a video player (e.g. VLC) via RTSP protocol using the
standard RTSP port number 554.
The URL is in the following format:
rtsp://[IP ADDRESS]/rtpvideo[1-4].sdp
Replace with the appropriate IP address.
rtpvideo1-4 represent video profiles with different characteristics. For more
information on video profiles, see Video/Audio – Video Setting”.
Using VLC for example, select Media from the menu bar and Open Network
Stream.
Next specify IP address of the camera and stream profile.
Click Play and video will begin streaming in the video player.
WARNING: firewalls and other network security may prevent video streaming.
Authentication
If Streaming authentication has been enabled in Network -> Streaming
Then a username/password must be supplied with the RTSP URL
rtsp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@[IP ADDRESS]/rtpvideo[1-4].sdp