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SmartRTSP setup guides

Connect a camera, check live video, and configure everyday viewing in SmartRTSP with practical setup guides.

Updated: October 19, 2026

Hikvision SADP Tool: Find, Activate and Configure a Camera

Use Hikvision SADP for local camera discovery and activation, understand the HiTools Delivery transition, and prepare the camera for a viewer.

Find a Dahua camera with ConfigTool, initialize supported devices, assign a suitable local address and verify streaming as a separate step.

Understand camera OSD, where to change timestamps and names, and how camera overlays differ from viewer labels and privacy masks.

Learn what pan, tilt and zoom do, how optical zoom differs from digital PTZ, and what to check before expecting camera movement in a viewer.

Create a Home Screen shortcut that opens SmartRTSP on iPhone, with clear limits for camera selection, Safari playback and stored credentials.

Find the current Hikvision camera address using its label, DHCP leases and official discovery tools, including cameras attached to an NVR.

Locate a Dahua camera through DHCP records or ConfigTool, distinguish camera and NVR networks, and confirm the address before streaming.

Discover Axis cameras with DHCP, AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager, including the different fallback behavior of newer AXIS OS versions.

Use Wisenet Device Manager and DHCP records to locate a Hanwha camera, verify its identity and prepare a stable address for a viewer.

Locate a Uniview camera using DHCP records or EZTools, check network settings, and distinguish discovery from RTSP and ONVIF setup.

Find the correct CP PLUS camera address using DHCP records and the series-specific official discovery tool before configuring a viewer.

Match camera PoE standards, per-port power and total switch budget, with headroom for IR, heaters and PTZ operation before testing streams.

The simulator is free. Each session runs for up to 1 hour and stops automatically; you can start another session when you need it.