LevelOne FCS-7111 User Manual

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RTSP Streaming

To utilize RTSP streaming authentication, make sure that you have set a password for the video server

fi rst; please refer to Security on page 26 for details.

Authentication: Depending on your network security requirements, the video server provides three types

of security settings for streaming via RTSP protocol: disable, basic, and digest.

basic

authentication is selected, the password is sent in plain text format, but there can be potential

risks of it being intercepted. If

digest

authentication is selected, user credentials are encrypted using

MD5 algorithm, thus providing better protection against unauthorized access.

The availability of the RTSP streaming for the three authentication modes is listed in the following table:

Access name for stream 1 ~ 4: This video server supports multiple streams simultaneously. The access

name is used to differentiate the streaming source.

If you want to use an

RTSP player

to access the video server, you have to set the video mode to

MPEG-

and use the following RTSP URL command to request transmission of the streaming data.

rtsp://:/

For example, when the access name for

stream 1

is set to

live.sdp

1. Launch an RTSP player.

2. Choose File > Open URL. A URL dialog box will pop up.

3. Type the above URL command in the text box.

4. The live video will be displayed in your player as shown

below.

Quick Time player

Real Player

Disable

Basic

Digest