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Cisco Video Surveillance 8020/8030 IP Camera Reference Guide
Chapter 2 Accessing the IP Camera
Using RTSP Players
Using RTSP Players
To view the streaming media using RTSP players, you can use one of the following players that support
RTSP streaming.
•
Quick Time Player
•
VLC media player
Step 1
Launch the RTSP player.
Step 2
Choose
File > Open URL
. A URL dialog box will pop up.
Step 3
The address format is
rtsp://
ip_address
:
rtsp_port
/
RTSP_streaming_access_name_for_stream1_or_stream2
.
As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, set the RTSP port to
554. For more information, see the
“RTSP Streaming” section on page 5-22
Step 4
The live video will be displayed in your player.
For more information about how to configure the RTSP access name, see the
Using 3GPP-Compatible Mobile Devices
To view the streaming media through 3GPP-compatible mobile devices, make sure the camera can be
accessed over the Internet. For more information on how to set up the camera over the Internet, see the
“Network Deployment” section on page 1-9.
To utilize this feature, do the following on the camera:
Step 1
Because most players on 3GPP mobile phones do not support RTSP authentication, make sure the
authentication mode of RTSP streaming is set to disable. For more information, see the
Streaming” section on page 5-22
Step 2
As the bandwidth on 3G networks is limited, you will not be able to use a large video size. Set the video
streaming parameters as follows. For more information, see the
“RTSP Streaming” section on page 5-22
•
Video Mode—H.264
•
Frame Size—176 X 144
•
Maximum frame rate—5 fps
•
Intra frame period—1S
•
Video quality (Constant bit rate)—40kbps
Step 3
As most ISPs and players only allow RTSP streaming through port number 554, set the RTSP port to
554. For more information, see the
“RTSP Streaming” section on page 5-22
Step 4
Launch the player, such as QuickTime, on the 3GPP-compatible mobile devices.
