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Adding IP cameras to TetherX

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Written by Roman Gaufman
Updated over a year ago

Please note your camera may have a different interface and options may be located in a different part of the interface. Please refer to the camera manual if you are not able to find the relevant option.

Network

Set a Static IP

Set camera to unused IP on 192.168.88.x network
set DNS/Gateway to 192.168.88.100

Important: Although it's possible to configure your camera with DHCP, and TetherBox is capable of detecting any IP changes, we strongly advise against this practice for security reasons. This setting can potentially allow the camera to connect directly to the internet, raising a range of security issues. These include unauthorised access through back doors, or the risk of security holes in the camera's firmware if it's not updated regularly.

Video & Audio

Recording Stream (primary)

  • For 4K: H.264 4K 25FPS VBR - Quality: Medium - Type: Variable/VBR - Bitrate: 4096kbit - Key Internal: 50, No Watermark

  • For 1080P: H.264 1080P 25FPS VBR - Quality: Medium - Type: Variable/VBR - Bitrate: 2048kbit - Key Internal: 50, No Watermark

Analytics Stream (secondary)

  • Recommended: H.264 720P - 8FPS - Type: Variable/VBR - Quality: Medium - Bitrate: 1024kbit - Key Interval: 16 (double the frame rate).

  • The analytics stream is used to detect the objects vs background, please ensure this is 720P or below at 10FPS or lower.

Conditions

  • Anti Flicker: 50hz (in the UK, adjust for your desired locale)

  • BLC: WDR - Middle

Audio (optional)

  • Sampling Rate 16K

  • Enable Main/Sub Stream

  • Encode Mode: G.711A

Date & Time

One option is to disable time from being displayed in the camera at all. You generally do this under OSD settings. If you do wish time to be displayed in the image, you need to set the following:

  • Usually under Basic/System -> General -> Date & Time

  • NTP Server: Set to TetherBox IP address (usually 192.168.88.100)

  • DST: Set appropriate settings for your Timezone. e.g. British Summer Time begins at 01:00 GMT on the last Sunday of March and ends at 01:00 GMT (02:00 BST) on the last Sunday of October

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