Applies to: All Hanwha IP Cameras, NVR, DVR, VMS, and Encoders

Summary

Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a network control protocol designed for controlling streaming media servers. The protocol is used for establishing and controlling media sessions between two points. RTSP transmits video/audio data by using Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP).

When API or ONVIF connectivity is not an option, RTSP is the last option for pulling camera streams.

This article provides the proper RTSP URL formatting for Hanwha devices. 

Formatting RTSP URLs

Use the following URL list to pull video streams from Hanwha devices. 

IP Cameras

For IP cameras, use one of the following RTSP formats:

• rtsp://<DeviceIP>/profile<number>/media.smp
   
• rtsp://<DeviceIP>:<port>/profile<number>/media.smp
   

• rtsp://user:password@<DeviceIP>:<port>/profile<number>/media.smp
  
  Example: rtsp://192.168.1.100/profile2/media.smp

  NOTE: The default port for RTSP Protocol is 554 but can be changed in the 
  device's Network section if necessary. Available ports are 1024-65535 & 554. 
  Ports 3702, 49152 are not available.

Multi-Sensor IP Cameras and Encoders

For multi-sensor IP cameras and encoders, use one of the following RTSP formats:

• rtsp://<DeviceIP>:<port>/<sensor#>/profile2/media.smp
   
• rtsp://admin:<password>@<DeviceIP>:<port>/<sensor#>/profile2/media.smp
  
  The channel number sequence in multi-sensor cameras starts at 0. 
  
  Examples:
  
  Camera 1: rtsp://<DeviceIP>/0/profile2/media.smp
  
  Camera 2: rtsp://<DeviceIP>/1/profile2/media.smp
  
  Camera 3: rtsp://<DeviceIP>/2/profile2/media.smp
  
  Camera 4: rtsp://<DeviceIP>/3/profile2/media.smp

NVR

For NVRs, use the following RTSP format:

rtsp://<DeviceIP>:<port>/LiveChannel/<channel>/media.smp

The channel number sequence for NVR/DVRs starts at 0.

IMPORTANT: The RTSP port for NVRs will be the last device port set on the unit. 
If the device port is set to 554-558, 558 will be the port for the RTSP URL.

DVR

For DVRs, use the following RTSP format:

rtsp://<DeviceIP>:<port>/<camera>

The camera numbering sequence starts at 0.

IMPORTANT: The RTSP port for DVRs will be the last device port set on the unit. If 
the device port is set to 4520-4524, 4524 will be the port for the RTSP URL. 

SRD and HRD Series

For any Hanwha Vision product that is End of Life (EOL), search our knowledge base for self-resolution options. See Support for Discontinued/EOL and Out of Warranty Products.

For the SRD series, use the following format:

rtsp://<SRD_IP>:<LastDevicePort>/<Channel>

For the HRD series, use the following format:

rtsp://<HRD_IP>:<LastDevicePort>/LiveChannel/<Channel>/media.smp/profile=<no>

NOTE: When deploying multiple decoders with a WAVE server, it is advisable to 
pull RTSP streams from the WAVE servers, not the camera. 
See WAVE: How to pull RTSP streams for multiple decoder integrations.