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I just set up my new IPC-T5442T-ZE camera today. I haven't done much more than set the IP.

Video was working in the browser, but when I came back from dinner it was not. I'm not sure what's going on. I know the camera is streaming successfully. I can hear audio, and if I zoom, I can hear the camera working.

Any ideas?

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Try logging out and back in. And if that doesn't work, then change the codec to H264 to H265 or vice versa.
 

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I did try re-logging. That did not work. I rebooted the VM hosting the browser and video was restored. This makes me think something went haywire with the browser plugin.
 

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Yeah - these cameras can get a little buggy sometimes that way. I have one camera running H265 codec that I view on an older computer just fine, but on my newer computer it won't show an image unless I drop it to H264.
 

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Is there a better or more stable playback method? I haven't set up BI yet. I tried to install and run Smart PSS but that didn't seem to work. I don't know if it's even a good idea to trust that software...
 

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The camera GUI will always log off with inactivity and then it looks like it is working, but a logout and maybe close the browser is needed. I didn't like Smart PSS and quickly uninstalled and went to Blue Iris and haven't looked back. I was an NVR person previously but found it to be too quirky to work with. But many people here love NVRs as well and comes down to personal preference.
 

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SmartPSS works great a as a viewer and for playback/downlaods.

Just dont install the VMS module upon installation

I use it at 6 locations now.
 

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SmartPSS works great a as a viewer and for playback/downlaods.

Just dont install the VMS module upon installation

I use it at 6 locations now.
I tried installing it on a Windows server VM and it would not launch. What kind(s) of OS do you use?
 

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I tried installing it on a Windows server VM and it would not launch. What kind(s) of OS do you use?
Windows 10 and 7

Watching 20 cameras on one now and 26 on another. I keep it running on the windows 10 machine all day


This is on my Windows 7 laptop, I usually keep it running in the background in the evenings between 6 and midnight while I play on IPCT ;)
Feeds from 5 NVR's 4 of them remote

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I've tried several iterations with VLC and keep getting an error saying "Your input can't be opened"

I have enabled RTSP over TLS. I've also switched the encoding to H.264, though I'm not sure if that actually matters. What else do I need to do?
 

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view in VLC as well. rtsp:/admin:yourpassword@x.x.x.x:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&unicast=true&proto=Onvif
I played with this quite some time last night and didn't have any success.

  • I've verified that port 554 is open
  • I've tried enabling/disabling "RTSP over TLS" -- if disabled, VLC will continuously prompt me for credentials even though I have them in the URL
  • I made sure that the streams are encoding with H.264.
  • I've made sure that the bitrate is 4096 or less (i.e., the sub-stream is much less)
  • I've tried enabling/disabling ONVIF authentication.

I suspect I am simply running up against my own ignorance and lack of experience with these settings. Any advice?
 
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if disabled, VLC will continuosly prompt me for credentials even though I have them in the URL
Maybe a too complex password, compare settings:
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Network --> Access Platform -> ONVIF -> Authentification = "On"
System --> Account -> Onvif User --> check user & pass
System --> Safety -> System Service -> ONVIF = "Enable"
 

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Make sure that the user/pw you are using shows up under ONVIF account too in the system tab. Most do not see that, but if you are using anything other than the initial set-up of the camera, the current user/pw might not be in there. I learned that one the hard way spending hours trying to figure out why something wasn't working! Also, do not use the @ in a passwords as many of these platforms use that to pass on info.
 

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Huh! Funnily enough right after posting this morning I did get a stream going in VLC. I'll post here a bit later on the settings I manipulated, and what I have found to work or not.
 
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