How to use IP Camera RTSP stream on Zoom

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  • In this article, I will be going over how to broadcast an IP camera RTSP stream on Zoom.com. In this setup, I will be using a Viewtron IP camera. Please note that although I am using a Viewtron IP camera to setup the RTSP stream on Zoom, these setup instructions can be applied to any network IP camera that makes it’s RTSP video stream URL available to use.

    The key to setting up an IP camera on Zoom is that you must know the RTSP stream URL of the IP camera that you are setting up. Most IP cameras require that you enable the RTSP stream in the camera’s configuration (usually accessed via a web browser).

    Enable IP Camera’s RTSP Stream URL

    To enable the RTSP stream on a Viewtron IP camera, access the camera via the web browser interface. The default user ID is: admin. The default password is: 123456.

    After you login, do the following.

    1. Click on the Config tab in the upper right.
    2. Click on the Port link in the Network section.

    IP camera RTSP URL

    Next.

    1. Click on the RTSP link on the Network configuration screen.
    2. Check the Enable check box
    3. Check the Allow anonymous login checkbox
    4. Note the RTSP stream Addresses URLs. Most Viewtron IP cameras have more than one RTSP stream URL, where each one supports a different resolution. The Main stream is the highest resolution.

    These are the RTSP streams from the above example where the IP address of the IP camera is 192.168.0.158.

    And if we did not check the “Allow anonymous login” checkbox, we must include the IP camera’s userID and password on the URL like this.

    Create a Manycam and Zoom.us Account

    1. You will need to create an account on manycam.com and zoom.us Once the accounts are created you will need to download and install the zoom client software and manycam client

    2. Now launch the manycam client software and click the + button located in the middle of the manycam client screen > Select IP CAMERAS > ADD NEW

    manycam rtsp ip camera

    3. Select the ADD IP CAMERA option > Type in a name for the camera and the cameras RTSP callout

    IP camera Zoom RTSP setup

     

    4. Now click the + button located in the middle of the manycam client screen > Select IP CAMERAS > Select the IP camera you added

    start RTSP manycam

    You should now see video.

    manycam_video_rtsp ip camera

    5. Now open the zoom client and sign in > Now select new meeting and the video from the manycam client will automatically start playing.

    zoom.us ip cctv setup

    Your IP camera is now streaming video on Zoom.

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