How to Use RTSP Stream

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Last Updte: 2014-1-3

What is RTSP stream?

The Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points.
RTSP is a standard video & audio output stream from network camera, use the RTSP stream you can easy install network camera to the third-party surveillance progeams. Or use VLC & QuickTime player to test real time video screen.

Usually IP products use 554 to be a default rtsp port.

Which products has RTSP stream?

NVS Series	NVS-9248	NVS-900H	NVS-900L	NVS-800
	NVS-1011	NVS-720M	NVS-2020	NVS-2010
IPC Series	IPC-6001	IPC-88	IPC-9605	IPC-3120
	IPC-3121
MP131 Series	MP-13101	MP-13102	MP-13103	MP-13104
	MP-9604IR
IPCH	IPHC-2P	IPK2-2P
Korea IPC	IPC-601	IPC-9004D1
5 Series DVR	D5004T	D5004V	D5008T

NVS Series

DM355 MPEG-4 D1 Resolution
(for NVS-9248 and early 2011 NVS products)

URL format:

rtsp://{admin:admin}@[ip-address]:554/0 - Channel-1(D1)
rtsp://{admin:admin}@[ip-address]:554/1 - Channel-2(CIF)
rtsp://{admin:admin}@[ip-address]:554/2 - Channel-3(QCIF)

Sample:

rtsp://192.168.1.217/0 (short path)

rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.217:554/0 (full path)

DM365 H.264 D1 Resolution
(for ptz network camera and video server)

URL format:

rtsp://{admin:admin}@[ip-address]:554/1/d1 - Channel-1(D1)
rtsp://{admin:admin}@[ip-address]:554/2/cif - Channel-2(CIF)

Sample:

rtsp://192.168.1.217/1/d1 (short path)

rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.217:554/1/d1 (full path)

IPC Series

IPC Network Product & 5 Series Network DVR

URL format:

rtsp://[ip-address]:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?

[channel=1]

Network camera and video server only have 1 channel video stream, please ignore this parameter.

[stream=0]

Stream=0 [main stream]
Stream=1 [sub stream]

Sample:

rtsp://192.168.1.10:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?

MP131 Series

MP131 H.264 Video Stream

URL format:

rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.128:554/ch1-s1

admin:admin [username and password]

192.168.1.128 [IP address]

554 [RTSP port]

ch1-s1 [channel-1 and stream-1]

All the products are only have channel 1.

s1 - main stream

s2 - sub stream

If enable the Anonmous mode, rstp url can ignore username and password.

IPHC Series

H.264/MPEG4 Video Stream Path

URL format:

rtsp://admin:123456@192.168.1.123:554/mpeg4

admin:123456 [username and password]

192.168.1.128 [IP address]

554 [RTSP port]

mpeg4 [main stream]

If enable, password is request.

Korea IPC Products

IPC-601 Video Server
IPC-9004D1 4CH DVR

Default setting the RTSP function was disable, please enable this function first.

URL format:

rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.1.99:554/stream1

admin:1234 [username and password] (selected access control)

192.168.1.99 [IP address]

554 [RTSP port]

stream1

stream1 - main stream

stream2 - sub stream

Megapixel-HD 3 Series ONVIF BETA Frimware

Note: this part only use for ONVIF frimware test, production frimware not have rtsp stream.

rtsp://192.168.1.170:554/MainStream