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An IP camera is a type of digital video camera commonly used for surveillance. Unlike a conventional (analog) CCTV (closed circuit TV), the digital nature of an IP camera allows it to send and receive data over the Internet.

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How to Limit the Playback bar to 10 minutes in vlc player

I've been streaming an IP camera using VLC player, and after a few days, the streaming stops. It seems like the playback bar, which stores data for rewind purposes, gets too long and consumes too much ...
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If two devices are 180m apart, can they be connected using just one router in the middle?

I understand that the maximum safe distance for a CAT6 ethernet cable to stream data is 90m (between source and destination). I have one router. I want to get a stream from my IP camera, which is 180m ...
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Unrecognized IP address showing when hostname -I entered into terminal

This has been the case since I tried installing some now uninstalled software on my Linux laptop to connect to an IP camera network (Hikvision cameras and DVR recording device via a docker image). How ...
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Transcode h264/mjpeg with new resolution as rtsp mjpeg

I have the problem that my IP cam (Dahua) cannot stream 640x480 as sub-stream to feed my 2N Verso as external camera. It only supports 1280x720 or a 704x?? and 320x288. I played around with FFmpeg and ...
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Daisy chaining PoE switches for IP camera system

I have to design a surveillance system for a small factory that covers approximately 300 meters in length, every 40 meters I should place two cameras, until the end of the factory. My question: is it ...
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ffmpeg segments are not working as expected

Trying to record rstp stream from an IP camera into ~10 mins chunks. FFREPORT=file=$log_DIR/ffmpeg_recording.log \ ffmpeg -i "rtsp://$CAMERA_USERNAME:$CAMERA_PASSWORD@$IP:$PORT/stream1" \ -...
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Restrict access to LAN-cable of camera and door bell

I need to setup a home security system based on IP cameras that are connected via LAN cable (wire because it cannot be jammed from a distance as it would be possible with WiFi). I need to access the ...
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One IP camera playing, one isn't. Codec incompatibility?

I am new to video codecs and would like to understand my problem better. I am using Siemens camera display in TIA V17 to display the RTSP streams of some IP cameras... IP camera A: Supports H264 but ...
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how to access a remote IP camera using UID

My colleague installed an IP camera and I want to access it to get frames from the stream. However, the IP provided is local, so I don't know how to access it. The access data I got looks like this: ...
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What Is the TELNET User and Password for the Y4C-ZA security camera

I bought a Y4C-ZA security camera recently, I scanned all the open ports on it, and found there was a telnet port open: port 23, does anyone know what the telnet credentials would be, also, the ...
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App connected to mobile data can still access local network

This has been freaking me out recently. It's a house that has two security cameras (TP-Link Tapo), and they are connected through Wifi to the Wifi router installed in the attic. Their local network ...
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Connecting to home IP Camera from outside of home wifi network

Note: I checked the answers under Accessing IP cameras from outside network but I could not understand. Forgive me for being this dumb :S. I thought using port forwarding or vpn to home network should ...
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How can I determine an IP camera’s streaming URL using Wireshark?

I have an unknown Chinese brand IP camera and I need to determine its streaming (most likely RTSP) URL. Accessing the camera's IP address through a browser loads a web page including the settings and ...
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What is the default Enster IP Camera's username and password?

I have an Enster PTZ Cameras. My model number specifically is NST-IPC7175-W. When I boot this camera up, I can see exposed on the network as 192.168.1.88, however the printed instructions don't tell ...
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Automatic photo to OCR to Sheets - dumb meter to smart meter for £/$20 :)

I am working out how to get a Tapo TC60 camera to upload a still of the feed on a timer to an FTP server. Once I work that out, I will use a free OCR to read the image ( a gas meter ) into a ...
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High collision count on a specific switch port for security cameras

I am getting a lot of collisions reported from my switch on a specific port. The port in question is where our security camera DVR connects to our LAN. The port is set to auto-negotiate the speed. Is ...
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vlan for ip cameras and nvr

I had an existing tcp/ip network setup and I added 4 ip cameras and an nvr to it. The traffic load went up and I had some performance issues especially to the routers. As a solution I thought to add ...
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Securing IP cameras on Aruba 1930

I have purchased an Aruba 1930 POE switch to power IP cameras I plan to install around my home. I would like to configure a secure VLAN for these cameras in order to: Prevent them from communicating ...
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Reach ports inside a LAN behind a 4G connection from outside

I have a remote site with cameras streaming with rtmp protocol which I want to reach from my home. Locally, streams work fine and can be seen (BTW I'm using ZoneMinder). In this site I have a 4G ...
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Accessing misconfigured IP-camera

Got a camera that is probably misconfigured. I know both IP and MAC and can do arp-ping, but can't do default ping and the camera is not accessible through web browser. My idea is that it has netmask ...
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Recording IP camera RTSP stream to a .mp4 file

I was wondering if anybody can help me figure out what I am doing wrong in the following scenario. So my goal is to record an RTSP stream from an IP camera to a .mp4 file. I have 4 x Vstarcam-C7824 ...
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Show stream of IP camera in modern browsers

My camera has RTSP and i know that RTSP cannot be played in modern browsers. What is the best way to show live stream from IP camera in my web application. I need open source solution and if it ...
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Can know protocol And can see the data in the protocol?

I have an ip camera connected by lan cable to pc. My PC has a program that allows I can see face data and temperature values, I want to know value of temperature What protocol is it sent using?, And ...
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Can't access Ip camera from local pc

My setup is as follows: TP-Link Tapo C310 Camera connected to Nova WiFi extender (192.168.5.214) *Nova WiFi extender connected by Lan cable to router (192.168.1.1) I am unable to connect to this ...
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How to intercept web requests made by an IP camera?

My IP camera is connected via wireless to the router. The router does not support logging. I am wondering what is the best way to intercept the traffic between the IP camera and the internet, ...
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FTP into an external HDD

I have a linux machine with kubuntu 20.04 and a stupid IP camera which uses FTP protocol. If I tell to FTP into /media/camera (which is an external HD mounted in /media) it FTP in /home/user/media/...
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How to stream RTSP behind firewall to server

I'm looking for a way to unicast the video stream of an IP camera to a VPS on the internet for recording and live viewing. Like on any network, the IP camera is behind a firewall, and also port ...
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Block the access of specific! USB devices

I have some plugged USB devices in the computer, and I worry they might be used to "spy" - access the internet\ransomware. For example, a USB camera or a USB stick that will be connected to ...
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isolate IP cameras in separate network using a 2nd NIC on my windows machine

I have blue iris running on a windows machine. Atm, my Ip cameras are all on my network. I want to isolate them in a separate network. Was thinking adding a 2nd NIC on my windows machine, connect all ...
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Secure remote viewing of IP camera stream/recording

I am trying to setup internal camera to watch over an infirm elderly family member. I need to be able to view it from a remote connection. While researching, I noticed nearly every guide simply uses ...
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Setup IP camera in Windows 10 as native webcam device (D-Link DCS-8325LH) (ONVIF Profile S)

Setup Windows 10 Version 2004 (OS Build 19041.388) via VirtualBox 6.1.10 Network-Adapter is in Bridge mode also tested with Version 2004 (OS Build 20170.1000) (Dev Channel) DCS-8325LH camera (...
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Create VLAN for home cameras

GOAL: My goal is to create 2 VLANs, 1 for the main network and 1 for the home ip cameras. The two VLANs need to be separated and the devices on different VLANs should not contact each other by any ...
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Bridge cameras and connect to LAN

I'm hoping to connect two H.264 cameras (with ethernet ports) to the main LAN wirelessly. Can a cheap switch be used and somehow have it connected to the LAN via WiFi? Perhaps a wireless bridge? But I ...
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Error trying to retrieve RTSP Stream from IP Camera (invalid data found when processing input)

i'm struggling trying to get FFMPEG working with a Chinese IP CAMERA (Brand: Victure, Model: PC730). I've been able to obtain and decode RTSP stream from this camera (url like rtsp://user:passw@IP:...
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How to access iCSee camera in the browser?

This WiFi camera is in my local network. I can access through iCSee Android app, but I want to access in the browser. This is the camera version: RA50X10_C_S Does anyone know this password? This is ...
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Is there a way to make iSpy use more GPU instead of CPU?

I have a server PC that I use for camera surveillance sytem with iSpy. There are 5 cameras, and the average fps is pretty low. I checked it with Process Manager, and it seems that iSpy only uses the ...
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Unifi video email alerts show 'invalid address' error

I'm getting following error when trying to configure email alerts in Unifi Video: javax.mail.SendFailedException: Invalid Addresses; nested exception is: com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPAddressFailedException: ...
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Stream multiple RTMP IP Cameras with OBS and ffmpeg

I created a streaming server using Nginx and the RMTP module on a VPS running CentOS 7. I am trying to stream multiple IP cameras using OBS for broadcasting the stream. My question is how to create ...
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IP camera streaming to app without any open ports

I have three no-name ipcameras that I have been fooling around with. Previous ones came with a webserver that used UPnP to make them accessible outside my home network. These ones use an app, but I ...
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Two IP cameras cannot be present on a network at the same time

I have two IP cameras with Ethernet connectivity (TV-IP313PI from TrendNet). The cameras are identical models and have unique MAC addresses. The two cameras are connected to an unmanaged Industrial ...
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POE camera not working with POE switch (does not power on)

I have a POE camera (DH-SD8A840VI-HNI) and a POE switch (Planet GS-5220-16UP4S2X) However, the POE camera will not power on when connected to the switch, even when this camera is the only device ...
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Accessing camera over ngrok

I am able to install and and access my webserver over internet by running a ngrok client. Now I intend to access the RTP stream which means the link need to start with rtmp:// . While ngrok provides ...
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How to reset password for Flureon HD IP Cam

I lost my credentials to access my HD IP camera (in my particular case FLOUREON 1080P 10X/18X/30X ZOOM PTZ Dome Outdoor IP Camera, Model BT-HD54F). How can I recover my credentials or reset to default ...
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Network Switch Cisco 2960X not allowing WS-discovery

I've been trying to set up a Cisco 2960X switch with an IPcamera Panasonic WS-S1131. An .exe is used to obtain information from the camera and to set it up. However, this isn't working when connected ...
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Unable to extract IP camera firmware

I am trying to extract the firmware for a Panasonic WV-S2131L. It comes as a .zip file that contains a .img file. I have tried many methods to try to analyze this file and I have found nothing of ...
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What file format is this video file from the VMS?

So I bought h265 security cameras, and NVR which successfully works with those cameras. I am using a Windows VMS software that came with the NVR, to connect to the NVR by the local network and ...
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Is it possible to rescale and/or adjust the colorspace of an IP cam stream to improve MJPEG picture quality?

Using an IP cam, grabbing the h264 stream the picture looks fine. Want to use the MJPEG stream, but the image is washed out, lack of contrast, blacks show as dark gray and whites show as light gray. ...
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Cannot connect iSpy 6.5.8.0 to public cam [closed]

I'm trying to connect iSpy to this cam: http://96.19.129.36 for testing purposes. This is what I'm doing: Add -> IP Camera -> MJPEG URL Username: (blank) Password: (blank) MJPEG URL: http://96.19....
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Dahua IPC-HDBW1230E-0280B default password

I've connected the IPC to NVR and it automatically initialized an IPC. I founded, that an IPC have set a default password and I don't know what the password is. So I cannot initialize and set new ...
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FFmpeg capture RTSP stream only audio, black screen

I have a Foscam IP camera for which i have access to the RTSP address. If i use VLC, the stream is working fine. I wanted to capture it using FFmpeg, using the command ffmpeg -i <address> -codec ...
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