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User Manual of Network Video Recorder
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To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the
customized protocols for them.
Steps:
1. Click the Protocol button in the custom adding IP camera interface to enter the protocol management
interface.
Figure 2. 24 Protocol Management Interface
There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system, you can edit the protocol name; and choose
whether to enable the sub-stream.
2. Choose the protocol type of transmission and choose the transfer protocols.
Before customizing the protocol for the network camera, you have to contact the manufacturer of the network
camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream.
The format of the URL is: [Type]://[IP Address of the network camera]:[Port]/[Path].
Example: rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.
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Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol.
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Enable Substream: If the network camera does not support sub-stream or the sub-stream is not needed
leave the checkbox empty.
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Type: The network camera adopting custom protocol must support getting stream through standard RTSP.
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Transfer Protocol: Select the transfer protocol for the custom protocol.
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Port: Set the port No. for the custom protocol.
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Path: Set the resource path for the custom protocol. E.g., ch1/main/av_stream.
The protocol type and the transfer protocols must be supported by the connected network camera.
After adding the customized protocols, you can see the protocol name is listed in the dropdown list, please refer
to Figure 2. 25.