Client Settings
This chapter explains how to select the streaming source, transmission mode and saving
options at local computer
.
It is composed of the following four sections: Stream Options,
MPEG-4 Media Options, MPEG-4 Protocol Options and MP4 Saving Options
.
When completed
with the settings on this page, click Save on the page bottom to take effect.
Stream Options
The Network Camera supports MPEG-4 and MJPEG dual streams. For more information,
please refer to Video settings on
latter pages
.
MPEG-4 Media Options
Select to stream video or audio data. This works only when the video mode is set to MPEG-4.
MPEG-4 Protocol Options
Depending on your network environment, there are four transmission modes of MPEG-4
streaming:
UDP unicast: This protocol allows for more real-time audio and video streams
.
However,
network packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be broken. Activate
UDP connection when occasions require time-sensitive responses and the video quality is less
important
.
Note that each unicast client connecting to the server takes up additional bandwidth
and the Network Camera allows up to ten simultaneous accesses.
UDP multicast: This protocol allows multicast-enabled routers to forward network packets to all
clients requesting streaming media
.
This helps to reduce the network transmission load of the
Network Camera while serving multiple clients at the same time. Note that to utilize this feature,
the Network Camera must be configured to enable multicast streaming at the same time. For
more information, see RTSP Streaming on latter pages.
TCP: This protocol guarantees the complete delivery of streaming data and thus provides
better video quality. Nevertheless, the downside with this protocol is that its real-time effect is
not as good as that of the UDP protocol.
