Rtsp://IP Camera address:8554/mpeg4 for Secondary stream Rtsp://IP Camera address:8556/h264 for Secondary stream Rtsp://IP Camera address:8555/mjpeg for Primary stream Rtsp://IP Camera address:554/mpeg4 for Primary stream Rtsp://IP Camera address:8557/h264 for Primary stream If you can't find port information, the default RTSP port number is 554. Please select the suitable one according to model of camera under testing, with “IP Camera address” being replaced by your dedicated IP address number. All available RTSP URL formats for IP cameras are listed in table below. The URL is an IP address with port and authorization information (user name + password).
The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between end points. This article describes how to play RTSP video stream of IP cameras on VLC player, QuickTime player, and a mobile phone with popular IP camera viewer App.
RTSP is the abbreviation of real time streaming protocol, it's a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers.
Almost IP surveillance cameras support RTSP video stream, that means user can use media player to watch the live video from anywhere.