How do I add an ONVIF camera to a Speco Blue Recorder?

Adding ONVIF Cameras to Speco Blue Recorder using the web interface.

1. Make sure that ONVIF is enabled in the third-party camera.
   1. (Note: Each brand of camera has a specific method to turning on ONVIF, See the manufacturers manual or website for details.)
                          
2. Access your recorder by typing in the recorder’s IP Address into your web browser.
   1. Go to the settings in the menu at the top.
   2. Choose “Camera’ from the tiles
   3. On the left side bar under Manage Camera, click on “add camera”.
   4. In the center of the grid at the top, Click the center tab “Add Manually.
3. Once on the manual entry screen:
   1. Under the heading ‘Address” adjust the pull down menu to the protocol of the camera you are adding (example: IPv4, IPv6, Domain) and then type in the IP address of the camera
   2. Under the heading ‘Port” type in the RTSP port (Real Time Stream Protocol) of the camera which is generally found inside the camera’s network settings.
   3. Under "Username and Password", put in the ONVIF Username and password for the camera you created in the camera’s settings.
   4. Under “Protocol”, Click the drop-down protocol and click on ONVIF.
   5. Click “Add” at the bottom right corner of the screen.
   6. Repeat to add additional camera(s).
      
      

Initial Publish Date: October 25th, 2023

Published by: Andrew Persoff

Edit:

• October 26th, 2023 -Removed redundant image