G3_RTSP.md

How to (re)enable direct RTSP streaming in standalone G3 camera

If you want to access the RTSP streams directly from the camera (not from the UniFi Protect) then this guide might help you.

Direct RTSP streaming is enabled by default in standalone G3 cameras up to the latest f/w version (4.72.44 as of today).

RTSP streams can be accessed despite the settings are hidden in the camera web interface of the firmware versions >=4.69.55.

Steps to follow

• connect the camera to the network
• if the camera has been managed by Protect, you should remove it from Protect ("Settings > Remove")

Warning

Wait for the optional upgrade procedure to finish before attempting to remove the camera from Protect!

• reset the camera to the factory settings

Tip

Refer to https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043360253-UniFi-Recovery-Mode for instructions)

This will also restore the factory loaded version of the firmware. My G3 Flex cameras revert to f/w UVC.v4.2.5.66.M_b72b2b9.180123.1542 after factory reset.

• login to the camera web interface with the default credentials (ubnt/ubnt)
• when the setup wizard starts, select "Standalone" mode
• complete the setup wizard
• upgrade the firmware as needed (see remarks below)

The streams can now be reached at:

rtsp://<camera>:554/s0
rtsp://<camera>:554/s1
rtsp://<camera>:554/s2

Tip

By default, no RTSP authorization is needed. You can check the RTSP server configuration by establishing a SSH session with the camera and displaying the contents of /var/etc/persistent/ubnt_nvr.conf.

Remarks

release notes	remarks
4.66.11
4.68.17
4.68.21
4.69.55	1
4.69.96
4.70.32
4.70.39
4.70.91
4.71.85
4.71.95
4.71.133
4.71.147
4.71.149
4.72.36
4.72.38	2
4.72.44
4.73.71

Footnotes

1. from this version onward the Mode and RTSP settings are hidden on the web page but RTSP streaming still works! ↩

2. from this version onward the Overlay settings do not survive reboot, no overlay is displayed ↩