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==== 2.9 Finding the URL where we access the camera’s stream ====

Before setting up your NVR software, make sure you can view the stream using a program like VLC. Here’s how you do it:

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<li><p>'''Find the stream address''': Use <code>NMap</code> to discover all streams on port 554 (RTSP port).</p>
<pre>nmap -d --script rtsp-url-brute -p 554 192.168.5.19</pre></li>
<li><p>'''Identify streams''': Look for streams ending in <code>.sdp</code>, typically <code>stream1</code> for high quality and <code>stream2</code> for lower quality.</p></li>
<li><p>'''Modify the URL''': Adjust the RTSP URL with your username and password.</p>
<pre>rtsp://username:password@&lt;camera_ip&gt;/stream1.sdp</pre></li></ol>

<blockquote>'''Hint''': You will see the high quality &amp; the low quality stream in this list. You’ll have to mess around a bit to figure out which one is which; it should be obvious when you are viewing the high quality stream &amp; when you are viewing the low quality stream, based on the video quality.
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