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Why does the Arecont camera not display live video on VI Monitor Plus?

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When the Arecont Vision camera drivers cannot produce a live stream within VI Monitor Plus, then the Arecont RTSP/RTP driver should be used.

 1. Login to VI Monitor Plus as Admin and access the camera properties menu
  [Administration] → [Cameras] → [Configure Properties] → Select the camera → [General]
 2. Set Manufacturer to Arecont Vision
 3. Set Model to Arecont H264 RTSP/RTP 
 4. Save and restart the IP Server Manager Service
 5. This will bring up the stream

Article number:eu-en123961

Last updated:June 16, 2025

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