I have 4 Dahua IPC-HFW4300R-Z cameras, been running them for over a year now using Security Spy but am switching over to a Hikvision NVR that I picked up.
While on Security Spy, they were always setup using RTSP. Never really messed around with trying to get ONVIF working.
On the Hikvision I'd like to try and get that working, but I'm struggling as it looks like others have as well with the searching I've been doing.
I have the cameras setup fine on the NVR using RTSP. (after some struggles, UX is pretty poor and documentation is slim, again, as others have noted)
For RTSP I set them using a Custom Protocol, RTSP, Transfer Protocol is Automatic, Port 554 and stream path blank. Works fine, so credentials are good.
I switch this over to ONVIF, change the port to 80 (which is what I understand it is for Dahua) and it goes to Offline(user password error). for the status. Was thinking maybe it was port initially because I saw a refernce of a 37777 port, but if I switch to that port number it gives me an Offline(Parameter error) message. So that leads me to think that the port 80 is correct.
I've seen some mention of needing to create another account on the Dahua camera config for ONVIF, something different than the web logon account. I've created secondary accounts in the System/Account section on the web interface for the camera, but I get the same negative results with those other accounts I've created.
Feel like I'm missing something obvious. My understanding is if I can get ONVIF to work I can get audio with the recording (which I'd like to get), not sure what else I get with ONVIF over RTSP (these are fixed bullet cameras, so I don't really need controls).
Let me know if I can provide any other details
While on Security Spy, they were always setup using RTSP. Never really messed around with trying to get ONVIF working.
On the Hikvision I'd like to try and get that working, but I'm struggling as it looks like others have as well with the searching I've been doing.
I have the cameras setup fine on the NVR using RTSP. (after some struggles, UX is pretty poor and documentation is slim, again, as others have noted)
For RTSP I set them using a Custom Protocol, RTSP, Transfer Protocol is Automatic, Port 554 and stream path blank. Works fine, so credentials are good.
I switch this over to ONVIF, change the port to 80 (which is what I understand it is for Dahua) and it goes to Offline(user password error). for the status. Was thinking maybe it was port initially because I saw a refernce of a 37777 port, but if I switch to that port number it gives me an Offline(Parameter error) message. So that leads me to think that the port 80 is correct.
I've seen some mention of needing to create another account on the Dahua camera config for ONVIF, something different than the web logon account. I've created secondary accounts in the System/Account section on the web interface for the camera, but I get the same negative results with those other accounts I've created.
Feel like I'm missing something obvious. My understanding is if I can get ONVIF to work I can get audio with the recording (which I'd like to get), not sure what else I get with ONVIF over RTSP (these are fixed bullet cameras, so I don't really need controls).
Let me know if I can provide any other details