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Raspberry Pi h264 RTSP Low Latency Camera Instructions
I have put together some instructions for setting up a Raspberry Pi h264 video streaming device that uses uv4l and v4l2rtspserver, along with an embedded timestamp.

I've set up a few of these now using my instructions below and had it runnin…

by paul2020 July 2020 SecuritySpy permalink
Web server + iOS technical question
The iOS app requests either a JPEG or an H.264 stream, depending on whether it's connected to the local network (LAN) or connected over the Internet (WAN), and depending on the "Live H.264 Video" option set in the app settings.

JPE…

by Ben February 2018 SecuritySpy permalink
iOS streaming speed
In our SecuritySpy iOS app, on the screen where you see the list of live cameras together, the streaming speed there is limited to 1fps.

Then, when you click on a particular camera to view it individually, it should stream at full speed (or the m…

by Ben July 2017 SecuritySpy permalink
Disconnects every 6 seconds with Hikvision camera
Hi Edward,

This is rather strange! In the iOS app settings, try turning off H.264 streaming. Does that have any effect on the problem?

Also - is this the screen in the iOS app that shows the list of cameras, or when viewing one particular came…

by Ben June 2017 SecuritySpy permalink
iOS 11
Buy the way, could you please check something for us - go to the settings and turn off H.264 streaming. Does this have any impact on the crash?

by Ben June 2017 SecuritySpy permalink
X in box in middle of camera view screen.
Hi Jerry, the app will attempt to stream video even over a weak connection (but of course if the connection is too weak then it won't be able to stream, and you will see the X).

If you go to the app's settings, make sure the "Live …

by Ben May 2017 SecuritySpy permalink
Communications Error
After power cycling the camera, it may now have a different IP address on your network as it did originally. Have you set up the camera with a static IP address on your network? If not, I suggest you do so - please see our Setting up network cameras…

by Ben December 2016 SecuritySpy permalink
i search for device setting for Wansview Pro HD 1080P IP Kamera
Hi Jürgen,

Firstly, please locate the IP address of your camera using our Network Device Finder app - see our Setting Up Network Cameras instructions.

Then, create a new network device in SecuritySpy and enter the camera's IP address and …

by Ben December 2016 Cameras permalink
Help with software and KKmoon IP camera
Hi Jim. I'm assuming you know the camera's IP address (which is what you're using to attempt to open it in Safari and Chrome)?

Please try this setup in SecuritySpy:

- Enter the camera's IP address

- Select the "Foscam…

by Ben December 2016 SecuritySpy permalink
Connect cameras without a router?
Yes you can, though the initial setup may be more difficult, depending on the camera. Routers have a built-in DHCP service for automatically distributing IP addresses to devices on the network, and many cameras use this by default.

Some cameras (…

by Ben August 2016 SecuritySpy permalink
ASUS RT-N66U and Port Forwarding
Great to hear you got it all working!

To add an IP camera, please see our guide for setting up IP cameras. You can always email us if you run into any problems, and in this case please provide screenshots of any relevant settings pages (e.g. came…

by Ben July 2016 SecuritySpy permalink
Meaning of error codes, and their resolution?
Unfortunately there are far too many error codes, and their meaning is far too context-dependent in order to produce a workable list. In SecuritySpy we've tried to make the descriptions in the log as helpful as possible, with information about …

by Ben June 2016 SecuritySpy permalink

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