How to Guide
Title:
How to Preview IP Camera via Multicast Protocol
Version:
v1.1
Date:
20/03/2019
Product:
Cameras
Page:
2 of 4
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Go to [Local]-[Live View Parameters] and select MULTICAST as live view protocol
3. Start Live View
In terms of devices interaction, multicast protocol is only used to get stream during live view;
otherwise the same as TCP/UDP.
Capture the package on Wireshark. It indicates that IP camera has joined in the multicast group and
stream to the multicast address.
PC IP: 10.9.97.42, IP camera IP: 10.9.97.69, Multicast IP: 239.255.255.200