Real Time Streaming Protocol (Rtsp) - Datavideo NVS-25 Quick Start Manual

H.264 Network Video Streaming Server
NVS-25

Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)

Use NVS-25 to feed IP video stream [TCP , HTTP] to a small group of clients on a Local
Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN). The user can then view the video via
free client software such as VLC Player. However RTSP does not work well with
some tablet computers. RTSP is open for viewing by anyone on the same network
with the streaming details or link. It can be sent across the internet, but each client
added will add data loading to NVS-25, as each video stream is set up individually
for each client. RTSP has a limitation of three viewing clients before NVS-25 becomes
congested and video stream fails.
In order to configure RTSP protocol, the user should first find the NVS-25 IP address on
the network using the IP finder that Datavideo provides. Once the NVS-25 IP address is
known, enter the IP address into the web browser address bar on the computer or other
devices. Please refer to the section on How to find NVS-25 on an IP network for more
information.
Enter the username and password to log into NVS-25 to gain access to the Home Page
of the web-based graphical user interface. Please refer to the section on NVS-25 Login
using a Web-Based Graphical User Interface for more information.
Click on the Settings Tab and change the protocol to RTSP over TCP or RTSP over
HTTP. Click on Apply to select the desired protocol.
Once the NVS-25 configuration progress bar displays 100% completion, click on the
Live tab and an RTSP link to the video stream will be displayed. You can also find the
link displayed below the Stream Server Selection menu.
Enter the RTSP link into VLC Media Player as depicted in the diagram (Media > Open
Network Stream) below.
34