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Warning

Only units of the 960i960ii series have the ability to connect an RTSP IP camera starting with firmware version 4.0.1.

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Info

RTSP IP cameras use H.264 codec.

To be able to record video from an RTSP IP camera, you will also need to connect an internal SATA HDD, SD card, or USB flash drive.

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Name

Camera name in the system.

ID

The ID of the camera element.

URL (IP address)

The URL (IP address) of the camera is required with the protocol type (rtsp://).

In general, the URL of the video stream for IP cameras depends on the manufacturer and model. To determine this URL, please contact the cam manufacturer.

Username

Username, for secure access to the camera with a login and password, maybe empty.

Password

Password, for secure access to the camera with a login and password, maybe empty.

Proxy URL

The address for direct access to the video stream is displayed here. If the camera and the monitoring unit are not on the same network, you can use a proxy URL.

If the "Username" or "Password" field is empty, then access to the camera will be not secured. If the username and password are set, then access to the camera's live stream is possible in this form: http://<username>:<password>@192.168.0.102/rtspcam_406001

The camera is displayed as an element in the "System tree" and live stream in the "Cameras" tab. The delay in displaying the live video is related to the codec and is about 5 seconds.

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