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If you're not familiar with this technology, do yourself a favor and be 100% sure any cameras you buy use this protocol.

• jeffdubin 4y ago
  Also check that the camera doesn't rely upon a proprietary configuration tool, e.g. a Windows-only IE plugin, and that the camera doesn't need internet connectivity to function. Some cameras will stop streaming, even locally, if they can't hit the manufacturer's cloud-based platform.
  • jancsika 4y ago
    That sounds great. But I'm having trouble finding the "No such file or directory" model you describe. Is it still available on Amazon?
  • darknavi 4y ago
    Sounds like my experience with Reolink.
• brnt 4y ago
  My problem is that this protocol is only for video. These camera's are used for motion detection, and I know of no way of receiving that signal unless you mimick it by setting up your own software monitoring the stream 24/7. I think we can agree that this is a huge complication compared to installing 'the app'. For the two way voice chat, alarm and in some cases flood light and pan/zoom controls there is no substitute at all.
  • monsecchris 4y ago
    Onvif motion detection events can be received over pullpoint or rtsp metadata.
    • brnt 4y ago
      Hmm, last i checked whatever Home Assistant comes with (and integration for some other tool) did not support that. Also, all the TPlink devices I have have their IP feeds capped at an hour, and there was no good way to reinit the stream. Maybe that's changed?