Multicast; Multicast Discovery; Rtsp - HIKVISION iDS-2CD70C5G0/H-AP User Manual

8.8 Multicast

Multicast is group communication where data transmission is addressed to a group of destination
devices simultaneously.
Go to Configuration → Network → Network Service → Multicast for the multicast settings.
IP Address
It stands for the address of multicast host.

8.8.1 Multicast Discovery

Go to Configuration → Network → Network Settings → TCP/IP to enable this function.
Check the Enable Multicast Discovery, and then the online network camera can be automatically
detected by client software via private multicast protocol in the LAN.

8.9 RTSP

RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is an application-layer controlling protocol for streaming
media.
Steps
1. Go to Configuration → Network → Network Service → RTSP .
2. Enter Port.
3. Set Multicast parameters.
Stream Type
The stream type as the multicast source.
Video Port
The video port of the selected stream.
Audio Port
The audio port of the selected stream.
4. Set RTSP Authentication.
Authentication
Digest and digest/basic are supported, which means authentication information is needed
when RTSP request is sent to the device. If you select digest/basic, it means the device
supports digest or basic authentication. If you select digest, the device only supports digest
authentication.
Digest Algorithm
MD5, SHA256 and MD5/SHA256 encrypted algorithm in RTSP authentication. If you enable
the digest algorithm except for MD5, the third-party platform might not be able to log in to
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