Simple live stream camera not working

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I’ve created a simple live stream camera and form my tests the still images are working but I can’t get the stream to work.

The camera I’m trying to set up is a Dlink DCS-932LB and I used this web site to retrieve the required URL .

In configuration I typed in

camera:
  - platform: generic
    name: InsideCamera
    still_image_url: http://192.168.###.###/image/jpeg.cgi
    stream_source: http://192.168.###.###/video.cgi?resolution=VGA
    username: admin
    password: !secret dlink_password
    authentication: basic 
    verify_ssl: false

upon restarting HA I added a simple card to Lovelace and could see a still picture, however if I try to stream all I get is a popup box and a circle rotating it, I never get a picture.

I thought I woudl remove the username/password option out of the configuration and place them directly in the url, again the still image would work but not the live feed.

To confirm the url was correct I used VLC and pasted the version with the username and password in it, VLC played the stream with no issues.

Any idea where need to look or change?

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Love it when you can’t find an answer then find it quickly after a post :slight_smile:

Answer is I’m using the wrong type of platform, in my case it should be mjpeg and change stream_source to mjpeg_source.

camera:
  - platform: mjpeg
    name: InsideCamera
    still_image_url: http://192.168.32.231/image/jpeg.cgi
    mjpeg_url: http://192.168.32.231/video.cgi?resolution=VGA
    username: admin
    password: !secret dlink_password
    authentication: basic 
    verify_ssl: false
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