MJPEG Streaming on VLC

[DampSquib]

Hello All,

I've done quite extensive searching and testing without success.
So I'm asking for a bit of help.

1. I've got a Dahua IPC-HFW1230S-0360B-S5 camera.
2. I've enabled sub stream and set it to MJPEG (frame rate 15, bit rate 2304).
3. I've entered this string in VLC:
   http://CAMERA-IP/cgi-bin/realmonitor.cgi?action=getStream&channel=1&subtype=1
4. It gives me the login pop-up and I enter correct credentials

The stream never loads.

So two questions...

Is that string correct for MJPEG?

Is 'sub stream' on Dahua - channel 1, sub1? Or is it channel0?

 

[tangent]

You're web browser should display MJPEG natively.
If you're using VLC to view you're better off viewing a different type of stream unless it's just for testing purposes (I'm not even 100% certain VLC can play an MJPEG stream).