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Modestas Vasylius

Hello,

How to configure a more secure camera to server stream connection? I mean RTSPS or maybe an alternative. I am using Bosch NBE-5703-AL camera and I would still like to use Bosch Analytics plugin. Or can I only take RTSPS as a “general camera” stream and can't use the inbuilt analytics then? 

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  • Ichiro
    • Network Optix team

    Hi Modestas Vasylius

    Thanks for your questions, but it is not very clear to us. What is your issue here for the Bosch camera or the plugins?

    Are you saying you want to change the configuration which the cameras with RTSPS-only enabled. (i.e. RTSP completely dropped?)

     

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  • Modestas Vasylius

    How to add the camera stream via RTSPS and still use the Bosch plugin? I have only managed to add the RTSPS stream manually through the “Add Devices” menu, but the stream was added as a “generic camera” and I could not use the analytics for this stream. 

    I am trying this because my client has asked to have “something more secure than plain RTSP from camera to server”. 

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  • Ichiro
    • Network Optix team

    Hi Modestas Vasylius,

    Thanks for the updates.

    The plugin is always bound to a specific manufacturer, so general RTPS (generic camera) will not be able to use the Bosch plugin, this is by design.

    For RTSPS, there is no need to re-add or shortcut it via RTSPS stream, you may probably use the configuration for the site: 

    1. Open Main Menu –> Site Administration (shortcut Ctrl+Alt+A).
    2. In the General tab, check the Encrypt video traffic checkbox.

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Encrypting video traffic will significantly increase CPU and bandwidth usage because data packets must be encrypted by the server and decrypted by the client, and some third-party products may not support RTSPS and may therefore cause integration issues.

    Please note this is a site-scope, not per-camera configuration. If you have other cameras on the site that don't support RTSPS, they will go offline as a result. This is expected behavior

    On the plugin side,  it should continue to work, as the manufacturer's API documentation does not mention any breaking changes or incompatibilities related to this.However, we can't predict how each individual camera will respond to this encryption configuration, also if any different implementation required. So verifying camera-level behavior after RTSPS is enabled is outside the plugin's scope at the moment. 

    Thanks.

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  • Modestas Vasylius

    Hello,

    Thank you, it worked. The only problem is that the channel now goes offline each 15 seconds and the error is “Cannot connect to http port 80. Make sure the camera is plugged into the network. Try to reboot the camera.”

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  • Ichiro
    • Network Optix team
    Edited

    It is likely you may check with Bosch team if the RTSPS, and the ONVIF implementation may be valid, or there could be some advanced integration troubleshooting to your issue.

    If you still have an issue, please contact the local distributor, then they will be responsible for the troubleshooting or ticketing while required.

    Thanks.

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  • Modestas Vasylius

    Should the primary stream and secondary stream links change to “rtsps://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx….” in the camera settings in NX Witness when using RTSPS? 

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