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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.
Figure 4 - 15: RTSP Settings
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Basic Settings & Authentication
Enabling the authentication will improve the verifying mechanism and thus make the RTSP connection process more
secured and much safer. To enable it, simply enter the Login ID, Password and Port (554 by default) with selecting “ON” in
Authentication. Turning “ON” for Auto Connect will enable auto connection. Please note that it is not required to enable
authentication beforehand to proceed with RTSP.
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URL
Input a preferred name for representing each RTSP Stream URL. Please note that there’re 2 transferring types of each
stream: Unicast and Multicast, and the URL name for each will varied distinctly that Multicast URL will be automatically
followed by a low case “m” in the end to symbolize Multicast stream. Refer to the following examples for reference:
• Unicast: stream1
• Multicast: stream1m
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Unicast
After define a preferred URL name, you can, via 3rd party software, enter the address like the following examples for RTSP
Unicast streaming.
• rtsp://(camera IP address)/(Unicast stream 1)
• rtsp://(camera IP address)/(Unicast stream 2)
• rtsp://(camera IP address)/(Unicast stream 3)
For example: rtsp://192.168.1.30/stream1