IpCamsInHa

Things I have learned about IP Cams in Home Assistant environment. I like to use POE cams and each one has it's one special things wich sometimes are really driving me crazy.

IPCAM

How to identify this kind of cams:

In the web page that they are publishing:

Device ID:        IPCAM
Device Type:      C6F0SoZ3N0PlL2
Software Version: V30.1.22.16.3-20240508
Webware Version:  V3.0.7.6
PTZ Version:      V0.0

In aliexpress definition sheet

Model Number     JN-409-E-POE
Brand Name       JIENUO
APP              Camhipro / Camhi

RTSP construction:

more info

• rtsp://user:password@ip:554/11
• rtsp://user:password@ip:554/12

Snapshot:

• http:///tmpfs/auto.jpg

Strictly it's called thru javascript:

img2345.src = "/tmpfs/auto.jpg?" + (new Date()).getTime();

In HA:

Full control detail

ESP32-cam

If adding an esp32 camera, it has no rtsp stream and needs to be added in special way using http. (Assuming standard esp32 cam config)

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Tip: It's also a good option to give the cam an static ip in order to easily config it in HA.

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  manual_ip:
    static_ip: 192.168.1.2
    gateway: 192.168.1.1
    subnet: 255.255.255.0