Frequently Asked Question

DeskCamera installer automatically configures Windows Firewall with the required rules

The below information will be useful if the rules should be configured manually or non Windows Firewall is used: 

DeskCamera requires at least 2 ports to be opened:

• ONVIF port
• RTSP (video) port

ONVIF port

Firewall must be configured to allow TCP traffic for that port

By default DeskCamera uses ONVIF port 8090 for the first Camera instance, each new Camera instance (in Multiple Cameras mode) will use incremental port number

ONVIF port is always displayed at DeskCamera "Started Cameras" list:

RTSP (video) port

Firewall must be configured to allow TCP traffic for that port

By default RTSP port is 554, but DeskCamera may switch to another port if 554 is occupied by other application. Current RTSP port is displayed at DeskCamera "Camera Details" dialog and this port is the same for all DeskCamera streams

In case if Firewall needs to be configured manually it's recommended to set static value for RTSP port and prevent it dynamic change. The static value for RTSP port could be set at OPTIONS->GENERAL menu