1. In the Format drop down list, select the preferred streaming format for displaying the camera video in the
network video management software.
If you are using the Onboard Storage feature, select H.264. For more information, see Enabling Onboard
Storage on page 18.
2. In the Image Rate field, enter a number between 1-30 to indicate how many images per second you want
the camera to stream over the network.
3. In the Quality drop down list, select the desired image quality level.
Image quality setting of 1 will produce the highest quality video and require the most bandwidth.
4. In the Max Bitrate field, enter the maximum bandwidth the camera can use. You can enter any number
between 200-12000 kbps.
5. In the Resolution drop down list, select the preferred image resolution.
6. In the Keyframe Interval field, enter the number of frames between each keyframe. You can enter any
number between 2-64.
7. Click Apply to save your changes.
Configuring RTSP Stream URI
In the Compression and Image Rate page, you can also configure the camera’s real time streaming protocol
(RTSP). The RTSP Stream URI allows you to watch the camera’s live video stream from any application that
supports viewing RTSP streams, including many video players.
1. To set the protocol, select either Unicast or Multicast in the RTSP Stream URI area then click Apply.
2. To watch the camera’s live video stream from an external video player, click Generate RTSP Stream URI.
If the Generate button is not available, the RTSP stream URI is usually auto-generated.
a. Copy and paste the generated address in to your video player. DO NOT open the live video
stream yet.
b. Add your username and password to the beginning of the address in this format:
rtsp://<username>:<password>@<generated RTSP Stream URI>/
For example: rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.79/defaultPrimary?streamType=u
c. Open the live video stream.
Accessing the Still Image URI
In the Compression and Image Rate page, you can access the last still image frame the camera recorded.
l To access the still image, click the URI link in the Still Image URI section.
The last recorded frame of video from the camera’s primary stream is displayed. You can choose to save or print
the image directly from the browser.
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