Configuring getting video from web cameras via HTTP protocol

In Axxon PSIM, you can get a video via HTTP protocol from specific web cameras, allowing you to view a video in a web browser through the known HTTP address. You can get a video from both a single-thread and multi-thread camera (up to four threads)—both methods are described below. MJPEG and MPEG2 codecs are supported.

To add the device that transmits a video via the HTTP protocol, do the following:

1. Create the Video capture device object on the basis of the Computer object on the Hardware tab of the System settings dialog window (1).
   
2. From the Type drop-down list (2), select WebPlayer.
3. From the Model drop-down list (3), select Generic camera.
4. From the Firmware drop-down list (4), select auto.
5. In the IP address field (5), specify the address to get a video from a web camera. Any format of IP address is possible. Don't use the URL through which video viewing in the browser is available as the address; use the address of the video stream that is displayed on such page. Sometimes you can find it in the source code of the page. 
   Examples of addresses:
   http://81.25.231.7:28080/stream/live
   http://root:1@10.0.40.248:80/mjpg/1/video.mjpg—the address to get a video from the Axis camera that supports video transmitting in the corresponding format.
6. Click the Apply button (6).
7. Create the Camera object on the basis of the created Video capture device object.
   
8. Click the Apply button.

Adding the device that transmits a video via the HTTP protocol is complete.

To add a device with multiple channels, do the following:

1. Create the Video capture device object on the basis of the Computer object on the Hardware tab of the System settings dialog window (1).
   
2. From the Type drop-down list (2), select WebPlayer.
3. From the Model drop-down list (3), select 4 channel IP server.
4. From the Firmware drop-down list (4), select auto.
5. In the IP address field (5), specify the address to get a video from a multichannel camera. Note the following:
   1. You must list addresses using the “|” character for different channels;
   2. There can be four channels maximum;
   3. You can list addresses of different threads for one channel using a semicolon;
   4. Don't use the URL through which video viewing in the browser is available as the address; use the address of video streams that are displayed on such page. 
      

      Note

      Example of an IP address for the Axis 2400 camera with two channels:

      http://192.168.3.157/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=1|http://192.168.3.157/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=2
      

      Here, the URL format is used—http://<ip>/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=<channel>, where <channel> is the number of a channel starting from 1.

6. Click the Apply button (6).
7. Create the Camera object on the basis of the created Video capture device object.
8. Click the Apply button.

Adding the multichannel device using the WebPlayer driver is complete.