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HAUPPAUGE

Hauppauge is a US company best known for its TV tuner cards but also offers video capture solutions that can be used in surveillance applications. Their devices allow users to digitize and stream video from analog cameras or other video sources. Hauppauge products are popular with hobbyists, developers, and broadcasters. The company is respected for its engineering quality and support resources. Hauppauge provides tools for custom surveillance setups that require PC?based video capture. How to connect to Hauppauge IP cameras?

Connecting to your Hauppauge IP camera

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

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

Default RTSP address 720P:
rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/live/ch0

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.

Hauppauge 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 Hauppauge 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.

P105 rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/live/ch0


PTZ1080 rtsp://admin:admin@192.168.1.188:554/live/ch0


ONVIF vs RTSP: What’s the Difference?

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

Hauppauge 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 Hauppauge 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.

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