Rtsp Streaming - Vivotek Network Camera FD7141(V) User Manual

RTSP Streaming

To utilize the RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that your have set a password for the Network
Camera first; please refer to Security on page 30 for details�
Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the Network Camera 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; there can be potential risks
of being intercepted� If digest
and thus provide better protection against unauthorized accesses.
The accessibility of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes are listed in the following
table:
Access name for stream 1 / Access name for stream 2: This Network camera supports dual streams
simultaneously� The access name is used to differentiate the streaming source�
If you want to use a RTSP player
MPEG-4, and use the following RTSP URL command to request a transmission of streaming data.
rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 or stream2>
For example, when the access name for
1� Launch a RTSP player�
2. Choose File > Open URL. An URL dialog box will pop up.
3. Type the URL command in the text box. For example:
4� The live video will be displayed in your player as below�
Video 16:38:01 2008/01/03
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authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted in MD5 algorithm
Quick Time player
Disable O
Basic O
Digest O
to access the Network Camera, you have to set the video mode to
stream 1 is set to live�sdp:
Real Player
O
O
X
rtsp://192.168.5.151:554/live.sdp
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