VIVOTEK
48 - User's Manual
RTSP streaming
To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that you have set a password for the video server
first; please refer to Security on page 28 for details.
Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the video server provides three types
of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest.
If
basic
authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential
risks of it being intercepted. If
digest
authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using
MD5 algorithm, thus providing better protection against unauthorized access.
The availability of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes is listed in the following table:
Access name for channel 1 ~4/8: VS8401 supports 4 channels for video live viewing, as VS8801
supports 8 channels. Each channel allows you to view only one stream. The access name is used to
differentiate the streaming source.
If you want to use an
RTSP player
to access the video server, you have to set the video mode to
MPEG-
4
and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming data.
rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 ~ channel 1 ~4/8>
For example, when the access name for
stream 1
is set to
live.sdp
:
1. Launch an RTSP player.
2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up.
3. Type the above URL command in the text box.
4. The live video will be displayed in your player as shown
below.
rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp
Quick Time player
Real Player
Disable
O
O
Basic
O
O
Digest
O
X
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