Connecting to IP Cameras

PLEASE NOTE : If your webcam plugs into a USB or FireWire port in your computer or is built-in to your monitor then you do not have an IP camera. Your webcam should appear in the Select Local Device drop-down list under the Local Device tab of the video source control.

To connect iSpy to an IP camera use the built in IP camera wizard. Click on Add->IP Camera with Wizard and follow the wizard through. iSpy will scan your network to find available devices. If iSpy gives you an FFMPEG or VLC option then try that first as it will usually include an audio feed as well. Frequently a VLC URL will also work in the FFMPEG option (which is more stable). If you can't get your camera connected via the wizard then read through the resources below and failing that, check the forums.

When trying a URL, be sure to choose the appropriate source type (MJPEG/JPEG/FFMPEG/VLC etc) and to enter your username and password (if required).

Camera Database:

The information below is updated daily with new models. iSpy can also scan your camera to detect settings so even if your camera is not listed below chances are that iSpy will be able to connect to it.

,	,yphonecam
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1	150, 192.168.0.200, 192.168.0.201, 192.168.0.4, 192.168.0.71, 192.168.1.10, 192.168.1.145, 192.168.1.146, 192.168.1.147, 192.168.1.148, 192.168.1.32, 192.168.1.69, 1mb, 1-NorthQ
2	2, 255 IPCam, 29 Drive, 29 Living, 2n, 2-NorthQ
3	3com, 3R, 3S, 3xLogic
4	4UCAM, 4XEM
7	7Links
9	9Up
A	A4Tech, aaew, abad, Abelcam, A-BMI, ABS, Absolutron, ABUS, Acam, Acer, AcerEZ, Achtertuin, Acromedia, ACTi, ACTi-ddc, Action, actioncam, Activa, Active, Acumen, adiance, admin, ADT, advance, aeeo, Aeromax, afreey, Agasio, AGK, AI Ball, airCam, AirLink, AirLink101, AirLive, Airmobi, Airship, Airsight, airview, Airwave, Ajit, alarmcam, AlarmDotCom, ALCON, Alecto, alexim, Alfa, alhua, alianza, alias, A-Link, ALinking, all in one , ALLIEDE, all-in-one, Allnet, alpha power, AM, American, American Dynamics, AmericanDynamics, Amovision, A-MTK, Android, Android IP cam, Android Ip Webcam, Android Phone, Android Tablet, Android Webcam, androidip webcame, ANRAN, Anran Dome, AOTE, apc, Apex, Apexis, Aposonic, Apple, Appro, APPROX, aproo, Aptina, ArcVision, AREA, Arecont, Argus, Arlotto, Arm, Arriere, Asagio, Asante, asdad, Asgari, ASIP, asix, asix2, ASM, Asoni, ASPAC, Astak, Asus, Atis, atlantis, AVACOM, Avaja, Avantgarde-Test, AVD552MIP, Ave, Aver, Avermedia, AvertX, Avigilon, Aviosys, Aviptek, AVL, AVL HD Dome, AVR Raiden, AVS, AVTech, AVUE, AVZ, Axiis, Axis, AXIS M1013, AXIS M1144-L, AXIS M3004, AXIS M3006, AXIS M3007, AXIS P3364-L, AXIS P5512-E, Axis Q1755, AXIS Q7401, Axis-Stazione, axium, Aztech
B	B1, B5210, B7210, Babicka, banzoo, Basler, Belkin, bentlakas, Best Buy, Besta, Beward, Bh, Bholt, BiKal IP CCTV, Bionics, BiQu, Black, Blue Iris, Bluecherry, BlueEyes, BlueJay, BluePix, BlueStork, BMobile, Bosch, botcam, Boust, Bowya, Breno, Brickcom, B-Series, BSTI, BU-720, BulletCam, Bunker Hill, BVUSA, BWA
C	cadyce, CA-IP400MP, calion, cam, Cam01, CAM1, Cam2, CAM3, Camara, camara1, Camdeor, camera, Camera 1, Camera 2, Camera 3, Camera 4, Camtronics, Canon, Canon Ang, Cantonk, Cas-200, catawba, CBC-co.,ltd, CBC-Ganz, ccam, CCDCAM, CCTV, CCTVHotDeals, cd-r King, CDR king, CDRking, Cechas, Celestrom, Celius, Cellinx, Cellvision, Cengiz, cenova, CEPSA, Channel Vision, CheapCam, Cherry Mobile, Chicony, ChildrenView.com, china, China 2, ChinaKamera, Chinavasion, Chinavision, chinese, ChingLing, CHOICE, chongro, Chubb, CIP-06, Cisco, Cisco ahsan, CITC, CL, Clairvoyant MWR, Clas, CLEAER, CLEAR, CMIP8212, cmos-ip105 IR5m, CNB, CnM, Cobra, Cofadis, Cohu, comelit, compaq, Compro, coms, Conceptronic, Conceptronics, ConnectionNC, Convision, Cool Cam, Coolcam, corega, Cotier, CoviSec, cowKey, CP, CP PLUS, CPCAM, CPTCAM, Creative, CVLM, Cybernova, Cyclops
D	d1, daefront, Dahua, DahuaJX, Dallmeier, Dannovo, dax, db, db power, DBB, DBBBR, DB-Power, DCL, DCS-2230, DCS-3716, DCS-6010L, DCS-6210, dd, dedicated Micros, Defender, dell, Dericam, DericamRvD, dfasdfsd, dgsol, Dico-800, Digicom, Digilan, Digimerge, digisol, Digital, Digital Watchdog, Digitus, DigiVue, Digix, dimension, Diopoint, DiVis, DKSEG, DLink, D-Link, DM, DM365_IPNC, dmt, dome, domo, Dont no, Drejtoria, DriodRazor Max, Droid, Droid1, DS-2CD2032-I, DS-2CD2112-I, DS-2CD2132-I, DS-2CD7283F-EIZ, DSCi350-D111, DSNNY, Ducki, duhua, DVR, DVR2010, DVRN4, DVRUSA, DVTel-IOimage, DX, Dynacolor
E	Eagle Vision, easy, easy AM, EasyCam, EasyN, EasyN home, EasyN-2, EasySE, Ebode, Eclipse, Edimax, Ego, egpis, Eickhoff, Einfahrt / Gartentor, Elmo, Elro, Elroy, Eminent, Empire Security Cameras, EMSTONE, Encore, Eneo, Energy_CAM1, Energy_CAM2, ENSIDIO, Enter, Enterance Cam, Entrance, EOpen, Ernitec, es, esc, Esky, esmart, Esunstar, Etrovision, EU3C, Eurovideo, Eusso, EverFocus, Evidence, EvoCam, ExacqVision, Exelon, extel, eXtend lan, EYE01W, EyeCam, EYEMAX, Eyeonet, EYEServ, EyeSight, EyeSpy247, Eyetelligent, Eyseo, EZCam
F	FaceTime, Falco, Falcon, Fam, FAMILYCARE, FCC, Feasso, Fen-Joo, Fine CCTV, Finesight, first, First Alert, First Concept, Fitivision, Flexwatch, FLIR Systems, FoodTec, Foscam, Foscam-1, Foscam-On, Foscamthuis, Frente, front, FSAN, FSERIES, FTYPE, Fulicom, Fundos
G	GadSpot, Galaxy, Galaxy S3, Ganz, Garage, Garage Cam, Gato, Gawell, GBO_0238AA, GBO_A007DD, GE, gearhead, geeya, Gembird, Gemtek, Gen, General, GeneralDahua, Generic, Genie, Genius, Genrui, Geovision, Gigaware, Giraffe, GKB, Global Sound, gnexus, go1984, GoCam, Going, Goscam, grafeio, Grand, Grandstream, Grandtec, Grant, Group, GRUNDIG, GTEC, GVI
H	H 264 network DVR, h series, H.264, h264, H6837WI, HAI, Hall Cam, Hallway, Hama, Hamlet, hamrabi, hanwei, hawk, Hawki, Hawking, HD, HD IP, HD IPC, HD_64, HDIPCAM, HDL, HDS, Heden, HeeToo, HeiTel, Heivision, HeliosIP-54-0094-0084, here, Herkules, Hesa, Hesavision, Hi View, Hi3507, HICC-2300T, Hidden Clock Cam, HIK, Hik Vision, Hikvision, HiSilicon, Histream, home, Honeywell, HooToo, HP, HP Linda, HR04, HSV, htc, HTC Phone, Huacam, huawei, Hungtek, Hunt, HV, hyobalc
I	i control, i watch, ians, IBABY, ICam, iCam+, icamera, i-camera, iCamera 1000, ICAMView, ICanTek, iCatch, ICloudCam, Icom, iControl, ICRealtime, Icy, icybox, ID, IDT, IDView, iDVR4000, IGuard, Ikegami, IKONIC, iLink, Illustra 610 Indoor Compact Mini Dome, Imagiatek, imege, Imogen, imotion, Indigo, Indkoersel, Infinova, INFRA CAM, Ingresso, Innovative Security Designs, InPoTek, Inscape, INSTAR, INSTEK DIGITAL, insteon, Insun, Integrated, INTELLINET, Intellio, INTERNA, Internet Eye, INVID, IO Data, IP, IP Cam, IP Cam server, IP CAMERA, IP Camera (Android), IP CameraA, IP PAN-TILT Camera, IP Webcam EVO 3D, IP Wireless Camera, IP-402B, ipad2, IPC, IPC (Dhua), IPC china, IPCAM, IPCAM ELAN, IPCAM1, IPCAM2, IPCAM3, IPCAM-CN, IPCamera, IP-Camera, IPCC, IPCMontor, ipela, IPFD201, IPGAH9OC2AM7, iPhone, IPNC, iPod, ipod touch, IPQ1658X, IPR31ESX, IPR7424/8E, IPS, IPUX, IPWebCam, IPX, IQ, IQeye, IQinVision, IRLAB, IS-3NA66, IS-3NA67, iSEE

I	ISpy, iSpy Camera Server, iueye, iView, I-View, IWIGUS
J	JA7204S, JA7216NC, JDL, JediCam, Jen-Fu, Jessecam, Jetview, John, JSW, JTECH, Juan, JVC, JW
K	K11, kado, kadymay, kaicong, kam, kam31, KAMERA, kanan, KARE, Karel, Karen, Keebox, KGuard, kiirie, Kindle, Kingnow, Kingstar, klo, KMW, kobi, kodak, Koepel, Kogan, Konan, konig, kraun
L	l series, LAger, Lambda, Laser, Launch, Laview, LC camera, LC security, Leadership, Leadtek, Lenovo, LevelOne, LG, Lg Optimus, LifeTech, LILIN, Lilly, Limix, Lindy, LinkPro, Linksys, Linudix, Liquid, Livetab, Living, LNB3100-A99183, Loftek, LogiLink, Logitech, lonestar, LongShine, LonRock, Loosafe, Lorex, Louwice, Lowcam, lowes, LR1, Lseries, LTC, LTIADS, LTS, LTS 2 test, LTS Security, LTV, LU, LucidPhone, Lumenera, Lupus, Lupusnet, LUXONVIDEO, luxor, LW, LW130W-001122
M	MAC-CAM-001, Mace, Mach, Madonetta, Maginon, MalaKamera, March, Marmitek, Marshall, Matchpoint, Mathieu Sinclair, mavell, MaxVideo, Maygion, MC Electronics, MCNB2153, Medisana, meeting room, Mega-pixel, Mek-cam-002, Merit, Merline, Mesa, MESSOA, Metaliza, Mexicam, micasaverde, Micro Digital, Microlino, Micronet, Microseven, microsoft, Milestone, Miller, Mini Dome HD IPC, mips, MJPG-Streamer, Mobile IP Camera, Mobotix, moi, Monacor, MonoPrice, MotornaKamera, motorola, Motorola Milestone, motorolla, Moxa, Mp Cam, MPIX20, MsCamera, MSE, MUIESTRA, MultiPix, Mummula2, MVTEAM, MyCAM, MyCamera, MyiHome
N	N6076, Nabi2, Napco, Navetta, NC238W-IR, NCB, NCH532MW, NC-KBU32, NCL Corp, NDF821, Neo Coolcam, Ness, NetBotz, Netcam, Netcam Studio, Netcomm, Netgear, NetMedia, NetSurvallience, Netwave, Netwave Cheap Jobby, networkcamera, NetZeye, NeuFusion, Neugent, Neutron, nexcom, nexus, Nexus 4, neznan, Niceview, nieobrotowa, Night, NightOwl, Nilox, NIP-014145-KMSLE, NIP-11BGPW, Nisuta, Nixzen, nk5 Kamera, Nolan No Name, NoName, NorthQ, Novus, NTI, NTSC, NTSE, NuSpectra, Nuvico, NVS1011WR, NVT
O	OD-600HD, Odesys, oncan, Onix, Onvif, ONVIF_IPNC, ootoo, opencamera, OpenEye, Optica, Opticam, Optiview, Optivision, Orite, Other, OTRA, Ovislink, Oxi
P	p27yl500, P2p, P2P IP, Panasonic, Panasonic_BL-VP104, Panasonic_WV-SC384, Panasonic_WV-SW316, Panasonic_WV-SW458, paramount, PArolo, Pass Cam, pe-5577, pecan, Pelco, PelcoNet, Pheenet, PIBI, Piczel, Pinetron, Pixord, PLAC, Planet, Planex, PLC, Plenty, Plustek, pni, pnp, Poker, Polaroid, Polycom, porch1, Power Star, premiumblue, PRETA, Prime, Probe, Problue, PROCCTV, Prolink, ProTalk, Provideo, prueba, PT8126, PTCam-18, PTZ, PTZ IP CAMERA, Pumatronix, PX
Q	QHAN, QIHAN, QNAP, QSee, Q-See, qube, Quimz, qvis, Qvis Labs, Qwa
R	RA, RapidOS, Raspberry, Raylios, RaySharp, Rayvision, Razberi, RC, rc8021, reamstar, Red leaf, Remote, Repotec, Revo, Ridgemond, Rifatron, Rimax, RoboCop, Robotica, Rocketfish, ROHS, room, Rosewill, RTX, rvi
S	SACELE, Safe Home, SafeHome, SaferGuard, saleh, SALONI, samo, Sams Android, Samsung, Samsung (Android, Samsung IP Cam, Sanan, Santec, Sanyo, Savaya Generic, Savitmicro, SC2000, Scallop Imaging, SCD, Schlafzimmer, Schlage, SCS, SD Video Server, Secureye, Security, SecurityCameraKing, SecuritySpy, Securus, SeekFit, Seisa, senao, Sensormatic, Sentient, Sentinel, Sentry, Sercom, Sercomm, Series B, Series F, Seroiux, Sertek, Seteye, Seven, Seyeon Tech - FlexWATCH, Shany, Sharx, Shenzen Sunsky, Shenzhen, Shinntto, Shinsoft, Shixin, Showtec, Shyam, Siemena, Siemens, SIEPEM, Siera, Sigma Electronics, Silent Witness, Silicon, SimiCom, sip, Siqura, Sitecom, sky7, Skytronic, Skyway Security, smart industers, SmartCam, smartcontrol, smartec, SmartEye, Smarthome, SMART-I, SmartIndustry, smartphone, Smarttek, SmartWitness, SMAX, SMC, SNC, SOHO, solo 2, Solwise, Somikon AC-640.wifi, Sony, Sony Ericsson, SOPHOS, Sparklan, Speco, sprint, SpyG, sq ip cam, Sricam, Stano, Star Vedia, StarCam, Stardot, startech, StartVision, StarVedia, Stip, Storage Options, storex, SUD-H246, sumvision, Sun Bio, Suneyes, sunivision, Sunkwang, Sunluxy, Super Vision, SuperCircuits, Supra, Surecom, sure-eye, SURIP, Survelant, survey, SVAT, svens, Swann, Sweex, SWNHD-820CAM, SWNHD-825CAM, sygonix, SzNeo
T	Tablet, Talon, Talos, TAS-Tech, TCAM, TCL, TCLINK, techview, TechVision, tecvoz, Tehsino, teki, TELCA, telco, Telecamera ced, Telefonica, Teleste, TelView, TENVIS, Tenvis Irobot3, TENVIS?, Tenvus, TernaInsideIPCam, Test, Tevis, Third Eye, TI_IPNC, tiandy, TIC, Tier, Timhillone, TinyCAM, TK, TL-SC3130, TL-SC3430N, Tomas, tomtop, Topcom, Topica, topipcam, Topsee, TOPSEE_IPNC, TopTop, Toshiba, TP Link, TP -LINK, TP-Link, TP-LINKTL-SC3230N, Trek, TrendNet, Trendware, Trivision, Truen, Trust, TrustMall, TruView, TS4001, TSM, Tuer, TURBOX, tvipcam-410wn, TVT, TwinLens
Ü	Überwachung
U	Ubiquiti, UCAM, UDP Technology, UHI, Uniden, UNIMO, Unioncam, Unitek, UniVision, Unknown, unotech, Unsers, USAG, Uspy, UTC
V	V Center, VACRON, vaio, Valdo, valet, Vantage, Vantech, VCS CIP, Veevo, VeevoCam, Velleman, Veo/Vidi, Verint, Verizon, Very, Vesta, Vgsion, Vicon, Video, VideoIQ, Videolarm, videosecu, VideoSphere, Vidi, Vidigi, Viewmax, Viewtek, Vigilant, Vilar/Vipcam, Visicom, VisionDigi, VisionGS, Visionhitech Americas, Visionite, visionnet, VISIONxIP, VISTA, VISTACam, VITEK, Vivint, VivoTech, Vivotek, Vivotek .112, Vivtotek, VLC, Vonnic, Voyager, VPON, VS-1630-ICD, Vstarcam, VTV
W	Walkertone, wancam, Wanscam, Wanscam1, Wanscam2, Wanscam3, Wansview, wapa, Watchbot, Watchdog, Watchmeip, Watec, Webcam, WebcamXP, WebDataTech, Webserver, Weldex, Well, Werkstatt, wi8, WiFI, wifi cam, wifi camera, Wildlife, WinBook, Wirepath, wision, Wodsee, WowWee, WPA, WS-A5P201
X	X10, X2, xanboo, XBRNN, XCB-N3072, Xenta, XingLing, xipcam, Xperia, X-Price, XtendLAn, XTS, XVision, xx, xx39a, xx40a
Y	Y Cam, Yawcam, Y-cam, Yhdo, Yoics, Yoko, Yudor
Z	Zaapa, zanboo, ZapCam, Zavio, Zecur-Tahg, Zenath, Zenith, Zeus, ZH-IXA15-WC, Zicom, Zmodo, Zoneminder, Zonet, ZTE, ZyXEL

If you are still having problems then check out the forums - someone may have a solution for you (or write a post and we'll try to help).

Got a non-listed camera working?

Please contact us and let us know your make/model, connection type and URL and we'll add the details into the wizard so other people can connect their cameras. Thanks!

MP4, ASF, RTSP and More

Many IP cameras publish both audio and video feeds in other stream formats - like MP4 or ASF or RTSP. iSpy can connect to most of these using the FFMPEG plugin (included) and others using the VLC plugin. To use VLC you will need to download and install it, then restart iSpy and select VLC when adding a camera. The URL to connect to your camera feeds should be available in the manual that came with your camera or on request from the manufacturer. Alternatively you could use a program like Fiddler to find out what the URL is by monitoring the network traffic (see troubleshooting).

Troubleshooting

Please ensure that you have entered your username and password (the username and password that you use to access the camera through the web browser).

If the MJPEG source doesn't work then try the JPEG source instead (MJPEG is preferable).

iSpy can connect to the vast majority of USB cameras directly using DirectShow. It can also connect to most IP cameras using mjpeg or jpeg streams. For other cameras or audio sources you can use the VLC plugin library which supports pretty much everything.

The wizard above and the list below are not exhaustive. If your camera isn't listed here then try the following steps to connect to it:

Download and run WireShark or Fiddler
Connect to your camera the usual way through a webbrowser
Using wireshark or fiddler, take a look at the network traffic - this should give you the URL the webpage or activex control is using to communicate with the camera
Try using this URL in iSpy as either an MJPEG type or a VLC type.
You may need to add in credentials - in MJPEG this means adding in your username and password into the respective boxes. In VLC and FFMPEG you will need to add them into the URL like:

http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@IPADDRESS/video.asf
for example:
http://admin:adminpass@192.168.1.4/video.asf