DAHUA
Dahua Technology’s global footprint continues to expand with solutions that cater to every segment of the surveillance market, from small apartments to nationwide smart city projects. The company’s extensive catalog includes advanced thermal cameras, multi?sensor panoramic units, and cloud?based management systems. Dahua invests significantly in AI development, enabling deep learning analytics that provide real?time threat detection and automated alerts. Its hardware is widely praised for build quality, robust cybersecurity measures, and interoperability with third?party systems. This ongoing innovation and global support infrastructure keep Dahua a market leader and a top choice for security integrators. How to connect to Dahua IP cameras?
Connecting to your Dahua IP camera
Dahua IP camera connection options:
Try the following rtsp connection options in SmartVision to connect to Dahua.
Default IP Address: 192.168.1.188
Default username: admin
Default password: admin
Default RTSP address ONVIF:
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=00&authbasic=[AUTH]
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.
Default IP Address: 192.168.1.188
Default username: admin
Default password: admin
Default RTSP address ONVIF:
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=00&authbasic=[AUTH]
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.
Dahua 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 Dahua 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.
cgi-bin/snapshot.cgi?loginuse=[USERNAME]&loginpas=[PASSWORD] IPC-HDW1320S
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554//cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=00&authbasic=[AUTH] IPC-HDW2100
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/live IPC-HDW2100
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554//cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=00&authbasic=[AUTH] IPC-HDW2100
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/live IPC-HDW2100
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:85/live IPC-HDW1320S
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/cam/realmonitor IPC-HDW2100
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/cam/realmonitor@channel=[CHANNEL]&subtype=1
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/cam/realmonitor IPC-HDW2100
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/cam/realmonitor@channel=[CHANNEL]&subtype=1
ONVIF vs RTSP: What’s the Difference?
People often confuse ONVIF with video streaming — but ONVIF doesn’t transmit video at all.
- Learn how ONVIF helps discover and control cameras, why RTSP is used for streaming, and how to set up multiple streams securely.
- Learn how to reset IP Camera password.
Dahua 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 Dahua 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.
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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