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hardwareAugust 17, 20266 min readRTSPLink Engineering

Axis Communications IP Camera RTSP URL Syntax & Stream Setup

Detailed reference for Axis network camera RTSP stream URLs, digest authentication, and H.264 profile settings.

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#1Axis RTSP Media Path Syntax

Axis network cameras expose high-definition H.264/H.265 streams via the standard axis-media/media.amp endpoint. You can configure and test your Axis endpoint parameters using the IP Camera RTSP URL Builder:

Axis Stream URL
rtsp://root:pass@192.168.1.90:554/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=h264&resolution=1920x1080

#2Advanced Axis Query Parameters

Customize your stream parameters on the fly: - videocodec=h264 or videocodec=h265 - resolution=3840x2160 (4K) or resolution=640x360 (Preview) - fps=30 (Frame rate cap) - compression=30 (Compression ratio 0-100)

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