Identification: This section lists all the (available) camera details such as Name, Location, Manufacturer, Model, Hardware, Firmware, Device ID, IP address, MAC address, and ONVIF Version. The video quality depends on this camera profile configuration.

In the picture below you can see the RTSP address that the camera is using. Either way, the ONVIF Device Manager can show you which profile is being used from the camera and what is RTSP line used to stream the video.

Usually, high-end security cameras have a higher number of profiles available. The number of video profiles available in the OVIF IP camera depends on the make and model of the camera. It all depends on the configurations that are available and supported in the camera’s profile. The ONVIF Device Manager can pull different videos streaming from the IP camera with various resolutions, frame rates, and compression. If you see the picture, that’s the proof that your camera is ONVIF compliant. Camera Live VideoĬlick the Live video menu to watch the live video streaming from your IP camera. Once the ONVIF camera is added you’ll see the Main Menu with all the settings options and the preview section at the bottom right.Īfter this, you can navigate through the menus to check any specific information you may need and also see the live video stream and profiles available in the camera. If your camera is using port 80 (mos of them do) then it should be. In our case, we entered the IP 192.168.1.100 followed by port 82 so the ONVIF Device Manager can find our IP camera in the network. Replace the IP address and don’t change the rest of the information that is there. If for some reason the software is not able to detect your IP camera, click the “ Add” button on the bottom left side and enter the IP address of the camera manually. You have to type the username and the password of the camera and let the software try to access it. On the left side is the Device List section where all the ONVIF devices on the network are listed. Run the software and you’ll notice that the interface is very basic and logical.

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To learn more about ONVIF protocol and its purpose, read this article: What ONVIF means. The software was developed by the Russian company Synesis and it’s distributed under GNU General Public License. You can use this tool to connect and explore IP cameras, DVRs, NVRs, Encoders, etc. ONVIF Device Manager is free software that can be used to test out CCTV devices that are ONVIF protocol compliant. In this article, we will discuss the main features of this software and how to use it. This is a great tool to test your IP camera (generic, OEM, or branded), to see if it’s ONVIF compatible, and to explore other potential features.

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