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If authentication is enabled, the URLs will change as follows:
rtsp://username:password@camera_address:554/video.pro1
[...]
rtsp://username:password@camera_address:554/video.pro4
Multicast:
Your ZAVIO network camera supports multicast streaming. The differences between
multicast and unicast streaming are explained below. Note that for most users the multicast
streaming feature will not be of any importance and most likely the required network
infrastructure for proper multicast streaming is not in place.
Unicast- For each connected computer there is a separate
TCP/IP connection. When 20 computers are connected to the
camera, the camera has to create 20 different connections,
and the camera has to send out the same video data to each of
the 20 computers. This not only puts a significant load on the
camera, it also creates massive amounts of data that need to be transferred over the
network to each connected client.
Unicast is still the most common model when using a network camera, since most times
only a recording device (DVR or NVR) is connected to the camera and perhaps
connections from just a small number of computers.
Multicast- Here the initial stream is sent to the router only,
which creates optimal distribution paths for datagrams sent
to a multicast destination address. Whether one or 300 PCs
are connected to the video stream does not matter. The
bandwidth and load of the local camera is unaffected.
Because of this, multicast is the preferred choice for broadcast-type applications.
Status- Enable or disable the multicast function here.
Access Name- This is the stream URL. It depends on the profile selected and can be
modified.
Multicast Address- Type in the multicast server address here.
