Vivotek VS8102 User Manual page 46

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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 26 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
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 stream 1 ~ 4: This video server supports multiple streams simultaneously. The access
name is used to differentiate the streaming source.
If you want to use an RTSP player
4 and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming data.
rtsp://<ip address>:<rtsp port>/<access name for stream1 ~ 4>
For example, when the access name for
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.
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digest authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using
Quick Time player
Disable O
Basic O
Digest O
to access the video server, 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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