How to: Create RTSP stream users

Last modified: Monday October 24, 2022.

To prevent unauthorized access to your video streams, only people or external systems with suitable authorization can access the RTSP streams from the cameras connected to your Alta Aware or Alta Aware deployments

Create RTSP stream users

  1. Choose Tools Tools > Users tool Users.
  2. Click RTSP streaming users button.
  3. Select RTSP stream users.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Click Add role button Add users.
  6. Type a username for this RTSP stream user.
  7. Type and confirm the password needed when this user attempts to access the RTSP streams.
  8. Select the camera or cameras that this RTSP stream user can access.
  9. Add any comments about this user, for example, the external service name that is to use these credentials.
  10. Click Done.