RTSP stands for Real-Time Streaming Protocol, a network protocol for streaming videos in real time. Figuratively, RTSP acts as a rail track for transporting video data from point A (camera) to point B (NSoft Vision).
Summary of Surveillance IP-Camera RTSP URLs
Axis RTSP Stream
URL Format:rtsp://ip-addr/axis-media/media.amp
1.Example URL:rtsp://192.168.1.210/axis-media/media.amp
2.Example URL:rtsp://IPAddress/mpeg4/media.amp
Hikvision RTSP Stream
URL Format:rtsp://<address>:<port>/Streaming/Channels/<id>
1.Example URL:rtsp://192.168.1.210:554/Streaming/Channels/101
You can also encode credentials into the URL by entering it prior to the IP address - for example.
2.Example URL:rtsp://username:password@IPADDRESS:554/Streaming/Channels/101?transportmode=unicast&profile=Profile_1
MOBOTIX RTSP stream
URL Format:rtsp://<username>:<password>@<ip>:<port>/stream1
Example URL:rtsp://admin:password@10.131.27.45/stream1
BOSCH RTSP stream
URL Format:rtsp://<username>:<password>@<IPADDRESS>:<port>/rtsp_tunnel
1.Example URL:rtsp://192.168.0.1/rtsp_tunnel
2.Example URL:rtsp://192.168.0.1/video
3.Example URL:rtsp://192.168.0.1/?inst=2
Dahua RTSP stream
URL Format:rtsp://<username>:<password>@<ip>:<port>/cam/realmonitor?channel=<channelNo>&subtype=<typeNo>
1.Example URL:rtsp://admin:12345scw@192.168.1.210:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1
This URL will bring up substream for channel 1
2.Example URL:rtsp://user:pass@IPAddress:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&unicast=true&proto=Onvif
Avigilon RTSP Stream
URL Format:http://<username>:<password>@<generated RTSP Stream URI>/
Example URL:rtsp://username:password@172.20.46.24/defaultPrimary?streamType=u
Avigilon RTSP streams must be generated in the web UI of the camera under compression and image rate.
Samsung / Hanwha Techwin Camera RTSP Stream
URL Format:rtsp://user:password@<DeviceIP>:port/profile<no>/media.smp
<no>
- stream type either 1 for mainstream or 2 for substream
Example URL:rtsp://admin:12345@192.168.1.210:554/profile1/media.smp
This URL will bring up mainstream for a camera on 192.168.1.210
Uniview RTSP Stream
URL Format:
rtsp://<ip>:<port>/unicast/c<channel number>/s<stream type>/live
<channel number>
- c1 would be channel 1, c2 channel 2, etc.
<stream type>:
0 (main stream) or 1 (sub stream)
Example URL:rtsp://admin:12345scw@192.168.1.210/unicast/c2/s2/live
will bring up sub stream for channel 2.
This URL
Additional URLs:
Panasonic: rtsp://192.168.0.253:port//nphMpeg4/g726-640x48
Panasonic: rtsp://192.168.0.253/nphMpeg4/g726-640x480
Panasonic: rtsp://192.168.0.253/nphMpeg4/nil-320x240
Panasonic: rtsp://192.168.0.253/MediaInput/h264
Panasonic: rtsp://192.168.0.253/nphMpeg4/g726-640x
Panasonic: rtsp://192.168.0.253/MediaInput/mpeg4
Samsung: rtsp://192.168.1.200/mpeg4unicast
Samsung: rtsp://192.168.1.200/mjpeg/media.smp
Samsung: rtsp://192.168.1.200/h264/media.smp
Siemens: rtsp://IPAddress/img/video.asf
Siemens: rtsp://IPAddress/livestream
Intellinet: rtsp://IPAddress/video.mp4