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User’s Manual
6.4
RTSP
RTSP is a standard protocol for connecting a client to establish and control streaming data over the
web. If you want to allow third-party devices or software to access video/audio streams from the IP
camera over the network, you must configure the RTSP ports. The major difference between Unicast
and Multicast is the way how client and server communicate packets with each other. Specifically,
unicast transmits packets under 1 to 1 device method and multicast, on the other hand, transmits via
the way of 1 to multiple devices. Hence, unicast requires large network bandwidth and occupies more
resources of server but is more stable because of its simple structure; by contrast, multicast needs
less bandwidth with resources and is more practical for multiple devices broadcast on condition that
all relevant peripheral devices like switch or router support the multicast protocol. Please adopt proper
method based on your network applications for better efficiency. For each RTSP session, there are 3
kinds of real-time data that can be configured, including video, audio and meta data. When codec
related information is changed, the RTSP server will be restarted.
Figure: RTSP Settings
Basic Settings & Authentication
Enabling the authentication will improve the verifying mechanism and thus make the RTSP
connection process more secure and much safer. To enable it, simply enter the Login ID, Password
and Port (554 by default) with Authentication turned
“ON”. Turning
Auto Connect
“ON” will enable auto
connection. Please note that it is not required to enable authentication beforehand to proceed with
RTSP.
