Configuring RTSP

From the Services page, you can configure the Makito FX encoder to interoperate with Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)-based software players such as QuickTime, VideoLan VLC, or Wowza Server (Flash) for real-time streaming.

To configure RTSP:

1. On the Services page, toggle RTSP on.

2. To access the RTSP stream from the decoder, you must specify the correct RTSP URL. For example, type:

   rtsp://<ip>[:port]/<VideoEncID>_[<AudioEncID>]

   VideoEncID=0..3 and AudioEncID=0..7

Note

Port is optional and only needs to be specified if the rtsp server port is not set to the default 554.

You can use RTSP for video-only streams (typical use case is surveillance applications).

Customizing Stream Characteristics

The Makito FX can specify optional stream link parameters in the URL. The RTSP server supports this URL format:

rtsp://@ip_address[:port]/videnc[_audenc][?param1=value1&param2=value2, ...]

• Where ip_address is the IPv4 address of the Makito encoder hosting the RTSP service.

• rtsp_port is optional and only needs to be specified if the rtsp server port is not set to the default 554.

• videnc is mandatory and specifies the ID of an H.264 or H.265 video encoder on the Makito (from the 0-3 range)

• audenc is optional to include audio in the rtsp stream and specifies the ID of an audio encoder (from the 0-3 range)

Supported stream link parameters are as follows:

tos = 0x00 to 0xFF (for hex) or 0 to 255
ttl = 1 to 255
mtu = 232 to 1500
mcast_addr = A valid multicast address
mcast_port = A valid multicast port

You can also stream from a Makito FX to a video management software such as a Milestone server using RTSP. See Enabling ONVIF Support.