Some applications or viewing tools can use Real Time Streaming Protocol or RTSP to pull a device's stream. The default port number will be 554 and requires a specifically formatted URL. The RTSP URL format will be as follows:
IP Cameras & NVRs URL: rtsp://IP Address:554/video/livemedia?Ch=1&Streamtype=0
RTSP URL Breakdown
Protocol: rtsp://: Real-Time Streaming Protocol. The "language" the player and camera use to talk to each other.
IP Address: The Network Location of your device (e.g., 192.168.1.100). This directs the request to the specific hardware.
Port: 554 - The Virtual Door. 554 is the standard industry port for RTSP traffic. If changed in the NVR settings, it must be changed here.
Path: /video/livemedia - The Internal Route. This is the specific "folder" in the device's firmware where the live video engine resides.
Separator: ? - The Query Start. This tells the device that the address is finished and specific instructions (parameters) are following.
Separator: 1 - Ch=1 The Channel Selector. Tells an NVR to pull the video from Camera 1. For a standalone IP camera, this is usually left at 1.
Separator: & - The And Operator. Used to chain multiple instructions together in a single URL.
Parameter: 2 - Streamtype=0 The Quality Toggle. 0 requests the high-resolution Main Stream; 1 requests the low-resolution Sub Stream.