Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Overview
- Illustra PG4 Series 2MP, 4MP and 8MP Indoor / Outdoor Dome Cameras
- Network Topology
- Network Connection
- Configuration
- Appendix A: Using Media Player to View RTSP Streaming
- Appendix B: Stream Tables
- Appendix C:Technical Specifications
- End User License Agreement (EULA)
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Multicast
Multicast streaming is a one-to-many relationship between a camera and the clients receiving the
stream. With a multicast stream, the server streams to a multicast IP address on the network, and
clients receive the stream by subscribing to the IP address.
Procedure 136 Configure Multicast Streaming
Step Action
1 Select Network on the Web User Interface to display the Network menu options and click
the Multicast tab.
2 Select the Stream Number from the drop-down list you want to configure.
3 In the Video Address field, enter a valid IPaddress for the Multicast broadcasting. The
valid range for the IP address is:
224.xxx.xxx.xxx
232.xxx.xxx.xxx
234.xxx.xxx.xxx
239.xxx.xxx.xxx
Multicast stream addresses must be unique to the stream and cameras.
4 In the Port field, enter a port for the Multicast broadcasting. The Multicast stream port must
be unique to stream cameras. The approved port range is: 0-65535.
5 In the Time to live field, enter a value.
Example of correct Mutlicast configuration:
Stream.1.Multicast.IPAddress=224.16.18.2
Stream.1.Multicast.Port=1032
Stream.2.Multicast.IPAddress=224.16.18.2
Stream.2.Multicast.Port=1030
Stream.3.Multicast.IPAddress=0.0.0.0
Stream.3.Multicast.Port=0
FTP
Configure the FTP settings for the FTP server. This is required to send video files from triggered
analytic alerts. FTP must be configured to enable FTP video alerts when using analytics.
Note:FTP settings can also be configured in the Network menu.