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• Open VLC

• Enable TCP RTSP streaming (Do this once for each computer used)

  • Go to Tools > Preferences

  • Select “All” in the bottom left corner

  • Search for RTSP using the search bar

  • Go to Demuxers > RTP/RTSP

  • Select the checkbox for “Use RTP over RTSP (TCP)”

• Click Media > Open Network Stream

• Enter the stream information below

  • You can only view one camera at a time with this method

  • Use the link below for the desired camera

  • Change the IP address of the link to match the address of your camera

• Click open

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Connecting to the Camera with QGroundControl

• Launch QGroundControl

• Click the icon in the top right of the window

• Select Application Settings

• Go to General

• Under Video settings Source select RTSP Video Stream from the drop down

• Enter the URL listed below for either the thermal or visible camera

  • Change the IP address to the address for your camera

• Check the box for Low Latency Mode

• Click Back in the Top right corner of the window to view the main screen

• The video will automatically connect and be available in the corner of the window

  • Click on the video to make it bigger

Visible Camera

rtsp://10.x.y.21:8554/visible

Thermal Camera

rtsp://10.x.y.21:8554/thermal

Connecting to the Camera FTP Server

The images and videos saved on the camera can be accessed by FTP. This can be done in-flight or on the ground

• Download and install the Filezilla client from this link.

• Open the program

• Enter the IP address of the camera in the “Host” field

• Enter the username “wiris”

• Click Quickconnect

• Use the right side pane to navigate the folders on the camera

• Navigate to the most recent folder

• Select Img or Video to view the files

• Click download to transfer them back to the GCS computer