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SmartRTSP Guides

Find setup walkthroughs, protocol explainers, camera buying guides, local recording instructions and integration guides for Apple Home, YouTube Live, VPNs, NVRs and camera bridges.

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RTSP Viewer

Best RTSP viewing software by platform, with direct answers for iPhone, Mac, Windows, Android, browser, ONVIF and H.265.

Getting Started

Add your first camera with ONVIF or manual RTSP entry.

SmartRTSP iPhone & iPad Guide

Add cameras, use monitor layouts, alerts, recordings and Apple Home workflows on iOS and iPadOS.

SmartRTSP macOS Guide

Turn a Mac into a camera workstation with shortcuts, grids, Live Push and HomeKit bridge features.

Add Cameras to SmartRTSP

Choose ONVIF discovery, manual RTSP URLs, Tapo streams or local camera input.

Find Your RTSP URL

Locate IP address, port, username and stream path.

Find Camera IP and RTSP Address

Brand-by-brand lookup paths for IP address, RTSP port and stream URL.

IP Camera RTSP URL Table

50-brand table with RTSP ports, main streams, sub-streams and setup notes.

RTSP URL List

Brand-by-brand URL patterns in one reference table.

Reolink RTSP/ONVIF Model Compatibility 2026 Tapo RTSP and ONVIF Model Compatibility (2026) Hikvision NVR RTSP Channels 101, 102, 201 Explained (2026) Dahua NVR RTSP URL: channel and subtype Explained (2026) IP Camera Default IP List

Common factory IPs for Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Bosch and more.

RTSP Scanner Windows

Find camera IPs, ONVIF devices and stream URLs.

Free RTSP Stream URL for Testing

Use safe local test streams instead of exposed public cameras.

Mac Camera to RTSP

Create a local RTSP test stream from a Mac webcam with FFmpeg and MediaMTX.

Best RTSP App

Choose a viewer for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux or Apple TV.

RTSP Player

Choose a player for live RTSP camera streams.

Apple RTSP Player

QuickTime RTSP, Safari RTSP, VLC and SmartRTSP compared.

RTSP from iPhone

Understand viewing RTSP on iPhone vs publishing the iPhone camera.

Protocols and setup

SmartRTSP features

Integrations

Buying and planning