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Cisco Video Surveillance System IP Camera User Guide
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Chapter4 Viewing and Live Video
Viewing Video through Third-Party Devices or Software
Viewing Video through Third-Party Devices or Software
You can allow users to access video streams from the IP camera through third-party mobile devices, or
through the VLC media player or equivalent software.
To do so, you must configure the RTSP Port option in the Advanced Setup window. This option enables
the IP camera to receive Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) commands. For more information, see
the “Advanced Setup Window” section on page3-7.
You also may choose to enable the MPEG-4 Settings 2 options in the Video window. These options let
you enable a secondary video stream, which is useful for providing third-pa rty devices or software with
a video stream that is at a lower resolution than the primary stream. Some software and devices require
this lower resolution, which is 352 x 240 for NTSC or 352 x 288 for PAL. For more information, see the
“Video Window” section on page3-14.
After you configure the RTSP port and, optionally, the secondary video stream, users access streams
from the IP camera as follows:
Accessing the Primary Stream by using VLC Player
In the following commands, replace username with your IP camera user ID, replace pas sword with your
IP camera password, and replace ip_address with the IP address of the IP camera.
•To access the primary stream with video and audio, enter either of these commands:
rtsp://username:password@ip_address/img/media.sdp
rtsp://username:password@ip_address/img/media.sav
•To access the primary stream with video only, enter this command:
rtsp://username:password@ip_address/img/video.sav
•To access the primary stream with audio only, enter this command:
rtsp:/username:password@ip_address/img/audio.sav
Accessing the Primary Stream by using Devices or Software other than VLC Player
In the following commands, ip_address with the IP address of the IP camera. After you enter the
command, enter your IP camera user name and password when prompted.
•To access the primary stream with video and audio, enter either of these commands:
rtsp://ip_address/img/media.sdp
rtsp://ip_address/img/media.sav
•To access the primary stream with video only, enter this command:
rtsp://ip_address/img/video.sav
•To access the primary stream with audio only, enter this command:
rtsp://ip_address/img/audio.sav
Accessing the Primary Stream by using VLC Player
In the following command, replace username with your IP camera use r ID, replace password with your
IP camera password, replace ip_address with the IP address of the IP came ra, and replace code with the
Access Code that you configured for the secondary stream in the Video window.
rtsp//username:password@ip_address/code