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CohuHD Costar is a US?based manufacturer of rugged video surveillance solutions designed for mission?critical environments. Their cameras are used in transportation, critical infrastructure, and military applications. Cohu products are known for extreme durability, weather resistance, and superior image quality. They offer IP PTZ cameras with long?range zoom and advanced analytics. Cohu is a trusted provider for projects requiring reliable performance in harsh conditions. How to connect to Cohu IP cameras?

Connecting to your Cohu IP camera

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

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

Default RTSP address 3940:
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/stream1

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.

Cohu 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 Cohu 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.

h264 rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/stream1
hyt rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/stream1

htf rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/stream1
kce rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/stream1

ONVIF vs RTSP: What’s the Difference?

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

Cohu 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 Cohu 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

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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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