AKU

Aku is a lesser-known electronics brand offering budget-friendly surveillance products. Their cameras support basic HD video and motion detection. Aku emphasizes simple setup and low price. The brand targets households and small businesses. Aku is selected for basic entry-level security projects. How to connect to Aku IP cameras?

Connecting to your Aku IP camera

Aku IP camera connection options:
Try the following rtsp connection options in SmartVision to connect to Aku.

Default IP Address: 192.168.1.188
Default username: admin
Default password: admin

Default RTSP address AK-1020:
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/user=admin_password=tlJwpbo6_channel=1_stream=0.sdp

The connection details provided here are community-sourced, may be incomplete, and are offered without any warranties of reliability. For How to Reset IP Camera to default factory settings please click here.

Aku IP camera

Initial setup of IP cameras starts by isolating the device from the main network and connecting it to a separate segment or directly to a laptop to avoid IP conflicts and prevent accidental external access. Identify the factory IP address and default credentials and change them right away. In large systems the same password can be used within an isolated subnet for easier management, but different passwords should be set for remote access.

RTSP Address of Aku IP camera

RTSP is a standard protocol for streaming video and audio over a network. It lets the camera connect to a recorder or software without vendor apps. The URL usually looks like rtsp://login:password@IP:554/path_to_stream. You can find it in the documentation, the web interface, or with SmartVision or ONVIF Device Manager.







ONVIF vs RTSP: What’s the Difference?

People often confuse ONVIF with video streaming — but ONVIF doesn’t transmit video at all.

Aku compatible software

Assign a static IP address from a dedicated range, place cameras in a separate VLAN, and block direct Internet access if cloud features are not used. Use SmartVison to find Aku IP camera on network. Disable UPnP, DDNS, auto-updates, and any unused protocols for security reason. If the camera does not support RTSP, check if you can enable it in settings. Try HTTP streaming if supported. If not, replace the camera with a model that supports RTSP or ONVIF.

SmartVision

SmartVision is a powerful Windows video surveillance software supporting IP cameras, continuous video recording. Secure every angle with software for surveillance offering efficient video management and smart event recording.
Features include motion and object detection, face and license plate recognition, audio-only recording from IP cameras with automatic speech recognition in over 100 languages, cloud integration.
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SmartVision brings simplicity and intelligence to security with its AI-powered VMS. It’s easy to use, provides real-time motion detection, and gives you remote access to your cameras. Here’s what users are saying:
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