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RTSP Streaming Through VLC
The Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a network control protocol designed for use in
entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The protocol
establishes and controls media sessions between end points. Clients of media servers issue
commands like play and pause, to facilitate real-time control of playback of media files from
the server.
VIA Connect
supports RTSP. Media played locally on a computer can be streamed on
VIA
Connect
, provided the computer and
VIA Connect
are on connected networks.
To Configure RTSP Streaming using VLC Media Player:
1. Open VLC Media Player.
2. Click
Media > Stream
.
The Open Media window appears.
3. Click
Add
and select a file to stream and click
Stream
.
The Stream Output/Source window appears.
4. Click
Next
.
The Stream Output/Destination Setup window appears.
5. Select
RTSP
from the New Destination drop down and click
Add
.
The RTSP tab appears.
6. Type a short name to be used as a Path and click
Next
.
The Stream Output/Transcoding Options window appears.
7. Clear the Activate Transcoding checkbox and click
Next
.
The Stream Output/Option Setup window appears.
8. Select
Stream all elementary streams
and click
Stream
.
9. On the VIA user dashboard, click
Show Options > Features
.
The Features tab appears.
10. Click
Multimedia
.
The Multimedia player window appears with the My Media tab open.
11. Click
Streaming
.
The Streaming tab appears.
12. Click
+
.
The URL Name window appears.
13. In the URL Name field, enter a name for the video stream.
14. In the URL path field, enter a URL name in the following format:
rtsp://<local computer IP address>:8554/<name mentioned in step 6>.
15. Click
OK
.
The name and URL of the streaming media appears in the Streaming table.