Configuring RTSP

From the Services page, you can configure the Makito FX encoder to interoperate with Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)-based software players such as QuickTime, VideoLan VLC, or Wowza Server (Flash) for real-time streaming.

To configure RTSP:

On the Services page, toggle RTSP on.
To access the RTSP stream from the decoder, you must specify the correct RTSP URL. For example, type:
```
rtsp://<ip>[:port]/<VideoEncID>_[<AudioEncID>]
```
```
VideoEncID=0..3 and AudioEncID=0..7
```
Note

Port is optional and only needs to be specified if the rtsp server port is not set to the default 554.
You can use RTSP for video-only streams (typical use case is surveillance applications).

Customizing Stream Characteristics

The Makito FX can specify optional stream link parameters in the URL. The RTSP server supports this URL format:

rtsp://@ip_address[:port]/videnc[_audenc][?param1=value1&param2=value2, ...]

Where ip_address is the IPv4 address of the Makito encoder hosting the RTSP service.

rtsp_port is optional and only needs to be specified if the rtsp server port is not set to the default 554.

videnc is mandatory and specifies the ID of an H.264 or H.265 video encoder on the Makito (from the 0-3 range)

audenc is optional to include audio in the rtsp stream and specifies the ID of an audio encoder (from the 0-3 range)

Supported stream link parameters are as follows:

tos = 0x00 to 0xFF (for hex) or 0 to 255
ttl = 1 to 255
mtu = 232 to 1500
mcast_addr = A valid multicast address
mcast_port = A valid multicast port

You can also stream from a Makito FX to a video management software such as a Milestone server using RTSP. See Enabling ONVIF Support.