Adding Cameras: rtsp vs http vs https

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toreupfeet

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I've added a few Amcrest IP8M-T2599 POE turrets to BI. I always select rtsp and proceed with the IP, etc.
I'd never even considered the possibility of trying http, and today I noticed when logging in to one of the cameras that the cameras apparently support https(?)

So, now I'm wondering which protocol is the best for continuous substreams that record to mainstreams when triggered.
 
I've never tried anything besides the standard http. Its on a private, firewalled network, the chance of an attack or snooping on my private network is very low. I always used that because that was the default and I always let BI find/inspect the camera.
 
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I've tried enabling HTTPS on devices in the past, and found it to be more problematic than anything else. Which is sad, because HTTPS is considered best practice. At one time you had to purchase a certificate, over time the ability to generate your own via the device has become more common. So you create one that is valid for... many years in the future. Then you forget the certificate is going to expire, and do not generate a new one. The countdown gets to zero minus several days/weeks/months (aka it expired a while back) and you have to break into the device because the certificate used for https communications is expired and you cannot log in.
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Full disclosure, I have not tried enabling it (https nor certificates) on any of the loryta or Dahua equipment... yet. The priority is low due, in part, to what @TVille mentioned.
 
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In BI I just put in the cam's IP, username and password, click on "Find/Inspect", let BI put in the URL's, enable substream as well. BI grabs the cam 's RTSP for video.
You can put 2 NICs in the BI server, 1 for the cams on subnet "A" and keep them off the Internet, other NIC is subnet "B" for Internet access, utilize VPN in the router.


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TonyR said:
In BI I just put in the cam's IP, username and password, click on "Find/Inspect", let BI put in the URL's, enable substream as well. BI grabs the cam 's RTSP for video.
You can put 2 NICs in the BI server, 1 for the cams on subnet "A" and keep them off the Internet, other NIC is subnet "B" for Internet access, utilize VPN in the router.
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Thank you for touching upon this NIC issue. I started another thread about this topic last night, coincidentally.
 
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I think you might've uploaded your content to the wrong thread
 
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