# RTSP IP Cam Live Stream

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-ip-cam-live-stream/38316>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [March 12, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-ip-cam-live-stream/38316 "2012-03-12T12:26:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![andrew\_coleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@andrew\_coleman](https://community.wowza.com/u/andrew_coleman)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-ip-cam-live-stream/38316/1 "2012-03-12T12:26:05Z")

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2nd question: Is it possible to stream a DVR over wowza? Getting this in Wowza cmd…

INFO server comment - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasicRTSPWorker.onClose

INFO server comment - RTPSessionTracker.remove[rtsp://172.16.3.157]: 0=true

INFO server comment - RTPSessionTracker.add[rtsp://172.16.3.157]: 1

WARN server comment - RTPsessionDescriptionDataProviderBasicRTSPWorker.processResponse: DESCRIBE: Status: 404

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I am 100% new to all of this with no prior experience, so bare with me…

I am trying to use Wowza to stream an IP cam. Right now, it is just over our offices private network. I followed the tutorial but I keep getting this:

INFO server comment - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProviderBasicRTSPWorker.onClose

INFO server comment - RTPSessionTracker.remove[rtsp://172.16.3.155]: 1

INFO server comment - RTPSessionDescriptionDataProdiverBasicRTSPWorker.processResponse: Authentication required[401]: Username password not available

Now, I know that in order to view our IP cams from either the client software, or through IE, you must type in the username and password specifically for that camera. So I am assuming that this is the reason for my stream not running through Wowza? Is there a way around this? Maybe I am completely wrong?

I can stream the hardware over the network using Stream Media Server because it includes a field for the hardware’s username and password. I even tried using the RTSP for that stream, in my camera.stream file, but that won’t work either.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-ip-cam-live-stream/38316/2 "2012-03-12T19:55:07Z")

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Try it like this, with username and password in the camera’s URL:

```auto
rtsp://richard:mypwd@[camera-ip-address]:554/axis-media/media.amp

```

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-ip-cam-live-stream/38316/3 "2012-03-13T14:16:11Z")

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Please break out the new question separately. No need to save paper.

Richard

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**Author:** ![andrew\_coleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@andrew\_coleman](https://community.wowza.com/u/andrew_coleman)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-ip-cam-live-stream/38316/4 "2012-03-12T15:29:05Z")

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Great, thanks!

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**Author:** ![andrew\_coleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f07891/32.png) [@andrew\_coleman](https://community.wowza.com/u/andrew_coleman)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtsp-ip-cam-live-stream/38316/5 "2012-03-13T08:17:13Z")

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Asked a second question… Saving paper… :o