VLC Player is a popular shareware tool that can be downloaded from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
It will decode virtually any encoding scheme - MJPEG, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 (Type 2) and H.264. Virtually everyone in ITS uses it, primarily when testing new cameras and/or field troubleshooting or install. It is sort of a litmus test that the video is standards based.
To access streams from our cameras based on model series:
Surveyor-HD (SN series models)
(these cameras have ONVIF S profile and can be added to Valerus as such)
rtsp://ipaddress:8557/h264 (connects to stream 1)
rtsp://ipaddress:8558/h264 (connects to stream 2)
If it multicast, the URL is:
RTSP://1.1.1.2:8557/multicast/h264 (stream 1 for example)
V92X, SN663, SN680, V-Cell-HD, V901T and CE series
(these cameras have ONVIF S profile and can be added to Valerus as such)
RTSP streaming for V92x , SN663, SN680, V-Cell-HD, V901T and CE series
rtsp://ipaddress/1/stream1
rtsp://ipaddress/1/stream2
rtsp://ipaddress/1/stream3
V96X series
(these cameras have ONVIF S profile and can be added to Valerus as such)
rtsp://ipaddress/live/main (connects to stream 1)
rtsp://ipaddress/live/second (connects to stream 2)
V9360 Series
(ONVIF capability is still under review)
rtsp://ipaddress:7070
*Requires Username and Password if RTSP authentication is enabled.
*May require a different string if the RTSP port has been changed from default of 7070.
V9360-1 series
(these cameras have ONVIF S profile and can be added to Valerus as such)
rtsp://ipaddress/h264 (connects to stream 1)
rtsp://ipaddress/h264_2 (connects to stream 2)
rtsp://ipaddress/jpg (connects to Mjpeg)
MPD-980 series
(still under review for ONVIF S profile)
RTSP Streaming (Advanced Mode) To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, be sure a password is set
first.
The default values are recommended for ViconNet.
“Authentication”- This supports disable, basic and digest modes. In basic mode, the password is sent in
plain text; digest mode encrypts the password, providing higher security.
“Access name for stream 1 ~ 5”- This is the access URL of streams 1-5 for making connection from
client software when the codec type is MPEG-4. Use rtsp://<ip address>/<access name for stream 1 ~ 5> to
make connection.
“RTSP port”- This can be other than the default Port 554; any port between 1025 and 65535 can
be selected. This controls the delivery of streaming media.
“RTP port for video”- The video channel port for RTP. It must be an even number; default is 5556.
“RTCP port for video”- The video channel port for RTCP. It must be the port number of video RTP plus 1;
default is 5557.
“RTP port for audio”- The audio channel port for RTP. It must be an even number; default is 5558.
This is not applicable for ViconNet.
MP-955 series
(still under review for RTSP URL)
IQ series
(with firmware V4.2-128 or higher these cameras have ONVIF S profile)
Note that not all IQ cameras were capable of RTSP.
RTSP is support is available on the IQ76xx, IQ86xx, IQD3xx, IQM3xx series and higher model numbers
H.264 Streams
You can pull the RTSP (H.264) stream from the camera with a simple:
rtsp://<camera_ip>
You can use VLC Player, and then use ‘Open network stream’, and specify for instance rtsp://10.120.2.123 and the video should play.
Above is the simplest form.
There are more options possible, such as:
rtsp://<camera_ip>/stream1 for the high resolution stream
rtsp://<camera_ip>/stream2 for the low resolution stream
etc.
Or
rtsp://<camera_ip>/now.mp4&res=high for the high resolution stream
rtsp://<camera_ip>/now.mp4&res=low for the low resolution stream
For more information see: https://vicon-security.zendesk.com/entries/82579969-What-is-the-URL-to-stream-directly-from-my-IQeye-camera-
IQ Series Multicast using VLC - see attachment named v1027 - Setting up VLC to request a multicast stream from the camera.pdf