16AXIS 210/211 - Video Streams
RTP/RTSP
This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. This can be used to exploit the fact that it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.
RTP/RTSP/HTTP or RTP/RTSP/HTTPS
These two methods can also be used to traverse firewalls. Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.
The AXIS Media Control
The recommended method of accessing live video
Other methods of accessing the video stream
Video/images from the AXIS 210/211 can also be accessed in the following ways:
•If supported by the client, the AXIS 210/211 can use Motion JPEG server push to dis- play video. This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required.
•As single JPEG images in a browser. Enter e.g. the path:
•Windows Media Player. This requires AMC and the
•Unicast via RTP: axrtpu://<ip>/mpeg4/media.amp
•Unicast via RTSP: axrtsp://<ip>/mpeg4/media.amp
•Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTP: axrtsphttp://<ip>/mpeg4/media.amp
•Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTPS: axrtsphttps://<ip>/mpeg4/media.amp
•Multicast: axrtpm://<ip>/mpeg4/media.amp
Note: <ip> = IP address