In general, there are two groups of cameras on the market:
Closed black boxes that work only with associated mobile or web applications, e.g., Nest, Netatmo, and a few more.
Luckily, more camera producers are shipping cameras supporting open industry standards: RTSP & h.264. We estimate 99% cameras are open by default.
Wyze cameras are probably the only ones that fit in both these categories. How is this possible? š¤
The Wyze Cam and Wyze Cam Pan do not come with RTSP by default
To use RTSP, you need to install a different version of the official firmware.
Step 1 - Connect your camera as usual & pair it with your mobile app
Just install WyzeĀ
Step 2 - Add open protocol RTSP support into your Wyze cam
Prepare a micro SD card
Prepare a computer or mobile device with SD card reader
Update the firmware in your camera following the instructions provided by Wyze.
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š”Based on our experience we recommend to use Beta firmware (available at the end of that page) to get a better results.
Step 3 - Setup RTSP
Follow this video or the steps below:
Go to your Wyze app and click on your camera
Click on the Settings icon (top-right cogwheel icon)
Continue to Advanced Settings and then to the RTSP section (the last item)
Toggle the RTSP switch
Enter the desired stream credentials
Click on "Copy" to copy-paste the RTSP address that appeared
Step 4 - Test RTSP stream works
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Follow this video or the steps below:
Open VLC on your computer or mobile device (iOS, Android)
Open the RTSP stream while being on the same local network as your Wyze camera is
ā¢ Windows: Press Control + N, paste the RTSP stream address, and press ENTER. You should see a video in several seconds.
ā¢ Mac: Press COMMAND + N, paste the RTSP stream address, and press ENTER. You should see a video in several seconds.
ā¢ Mobile: Click on Network, then on Open Network Stream, paste the RTSP stream address, and click the Open Network Stream button. In several seconds, you should see a video.
If you can see the video, you are good to go to the final step! š
Step 5 - Connect a camera to Angelcam cloud
In order to make the local RTSP stream accessible from the internet, you'll need to either:
Ā Ā A) Set up port-forwarding on your router. This is for advanced users only! You will need to know credentials to your router, have public IP address for your router, have static IP address from your internet provider or set dynamic DNS, you have to know how to set port-forwarding in your router & ideally secure your network. Finally, to prevent this setup from not working, when your router provides a different IP address to your Wyze camera, you have to set a static IP address in your router. Once you have done all that, this is how to connect your camera using our camera connection wizard. Pretty geeky stuff! That's why this option is for IT professionals only.
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š Note we can't help you with port-forwarding and other network setup, so pick this option only if you know what you are doing or you have IT department.
Ā Ā B) Get any device with Angelcam Connector integrated
Angelcam connector is the software we created to let you automatically find all your cameras and let you connect them to the cloud easily, securely, and reliably. There is an expanding range of devices with Angelcam Connector integrated, for example:
Our own AngelBox, starting from $119
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If you are a developer or integrator, you can get Angelcam Connector source code here
āš”Note, there are hundreds of security cameras compatible directly with Angelcam Connector, especially those from Axis and Hikvision, so these cameras don't need AngelBox or port-forwarding at all.
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Step 6 - Enjoy your Wyze camera boosted by Angelcam! š
Record your Wyze camera 24/7 with video retention anywhere between 3 days and multiple years, or record only when something happens
Get e-mail notifications in case your Wyze camera goes offline
Use Angelcam's web and mobile apps (with one of the best user reviews in the industry!) as a unified interface for all your security cameras, no matter what brand or model
Share live, or live and recorded video, with one or more other people
Broadcast video publicly even to thousands of concurrent viewers
Integrate your alarm panel or sensor with video from the Wyze camera
Store recorded incidents in an unlimited, secured vault
Integrate with IFTTT or our cloud REST API
... and more. Check www.angelcam.com for more details or reach us.
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