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DW Standalone RTSP Stream List

Updated

Standalone RTSP Stream List

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Affected Roles: Administrator

Last Edit: January 23, 2026

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RTSP – Real Time Streaming Protocol

The Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) uses TCP communication for an end-to-end connection between devices. An RTSP URL can be utilized to connect a device, such as a DW VMAX recorder, DW COVA recorder, or a DW Encoder, to a DW Spectrum Server if the device is unable to be added through an ONVIF protocol.

This article will provide the list of common RTSP URLs for Digital Watchdog’s various standalone units.

 

**NOTE: Some DW products do not support RTSP communication. For example, the VMAX A1 Plus model series is omitted from this document as it does not support the use of an RTSP stream.

 

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Supported/Affected Devices:

  • COVA Series (SaaS NVR)
  • VMAX A1 G4 Series (4K Analog DVR)
  • VMAX IP G4 Series (4K IP NVR)
  • VMAX IP Plus Series (5 MP IP NVR)
  • VMAX A1 Series (2.1 MP Analog DVR)
  • DW-CPUHD16 (16-Channel HD Compressor)
  • DW-ENHD16 (16-Channel HD Compressor)
  • DW-CP04 (4-channel Compressor)
  • DW-CP16 (16-channel Compressor)

 

Standalone Recorder RTSP Streams

COVA (DW-COVAxxT)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/chID=1&streamType=main&linkType=tcp
Channel 1 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/chID=1&streamType=sub&linkType=tcp
~ ~ ~ ~
Channel 16 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/chID=16&streamType=main&linkType=tcp
Channel 16 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/chID=16&streamType=sub&linkType=tcp

 

VMAX A1 G4 (DW-VA1G4xxT)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/main/ch1
Channel 1 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/sub/ch1
~ ~ ~ ~
Channel 16 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/main/ch16
Channel 16 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/sub/ch16

 

VMAX IP G4 (DW-VG4xxT)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/main/ch1
Channel 1 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/sub/ch1
~ ~ ~ ~
Channel 16 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/main/ch16
Channel 16 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/sub/ch16

 

VMAX IP Plus (DW-VPxxT)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/main/ch1
Channel 1 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/sub/ch1
~ ~ ~ ~
Channel 16 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/main/ch16
Channel 16 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/sub/ch16

 

VMAX A1 (DW-VAONExxT)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:<web_port>/rtsp/unicast/live/profile-1
Channel 1 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:<web_port>/rtsp/unicast/live/profile-1-2
~ ~ ~ ~
Channel 16 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:<web_port>/rtsp/unicast/live/profile-16
Channel 16 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:<web_port>/rtsp/unicast/live/profile-16-2

**NOTE: The default Web Port for the VMAX A1 Series (2.1 MP) is Port 80. This setting can be adjusted in the device’s Network settings.

 

Analog to IP Encoder RTSP Streams

16-CH HD Compressor (DW-CPUHD16)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:<web_port>/rtsp/unicast/live/profile-1
Channel 1 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:<web_port>/rtsp/unicast/live/profile-1-2
~ ~ ~ ~
Channel 16 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:<web_port>/rtsp/unicast/live/profile-16
Channel 16 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:<web_port>/rtsp/unicast/live/profile-16-2

**NOTE: The default Web Port for the DW-CPUHD16 is Port 80. This setting can be adjusted in the device’s Network settings.

 

16-CH HD Encoder (DW-ENHD16)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/1/stream1
Channel 1 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/1/stream2
~ ~ ~ ~
Channel 16 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/16/stream1
Channel 16 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/16/stream2

 

4-CH Compressor (DW-CP04)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 CH1 Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/cam0_0
Channel 2 CH2 Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/cam0_1
Channel 3 CH3 Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/cam0_2
Channel 4 CH4 Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/cam0_3

**NOTE: There is no RTSP sub-stream available for the DW-CP04 model.

 

16-CH Compressor (DW-CP16)

Camera Channel Stream Codec RTSP URL
Channel 1 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/channel1/stream1
Channel 1 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/channel2/stream2
~ ~ ~ ~
Channel 16 Primary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/channel16/stream1
Channel 16 Secondary Stream H.264 rtsp://<IP_Address>:554/channel16/stream2

 

 

 

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