How to add a second generic camera

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Hi All,
I managed to get one camera working in HA as generic camera, by using
rtsp://192.168.0.30/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/101

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Can someone help me how to add a second camera, being
rtsp://192.168.0.30/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/201 ?
When I try adding this it always say:
gen2

Btw, I can view the camera image in VLC

Thanks in advance

2

I suggest starting with TCP and Basic authentication.

You can also look at the options for your working camera to see if they are the same.

3

Hi Dave,

they are physically and from configuration point also the same, used via NVR.

They can be viewed via VLC also.

I can put any of these cameras (by rtsp link provided in the original post) as first generic camera in HA working correctly. Problem is when I want to setup any other camera as second generic in HA.

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Correct me if I am wrong:

  1. There is a camera which you already connected to HA (1st generic camera).
  2. This camera has at least two streams. Many cameras do - like “1080p stream”, “720p stream”.
  3. Each stream has own rtsp address which may be acquired in the camera settings (go to the camera web interface → settings → find links for each stream).
  4. And you want to add the 2nd stream for this camera as “generic camera”. But you cannot since it fails.
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Hi Ildar,

they have main stream and sub stream, but all configured as main stream.

The links they can be accessed are:
rtsp://192.168.0.30/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/101
rtsp://192.168.0.30/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/201
rtsp://192.168.0.30/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/301
rtsp://192.168.0.30/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/401

I can view any above link in VLC, and any can be set as first generic camera in HA. Problem appear, when I try to setup another camera from above list as second generic camera

6

Managed to add 2nd generic camera for the 2nd stream.
Addresses are

rtsp://xxx:[email protected]:554/RVi/1/1
rtsp://xxx:[email protected]:554/RVi/1/2

Settings are same, only the address is different:

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great, thank you!
Re-created the generic cameras, now they work!