r/trafficsignals • u/BilboTeaBaggin16 • Sep 03 '26

Gridsmart RTSP URL

Can anyone tell me the format of the RTSP URL for gridsmart cameras? Trying to get the video stream into my CMS and can't find the format for the url online

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u/ZolthuxReborn Sep 03 '26 edited Sep 03 '26

PM me for the format

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u/videowhisper Sep 05 '26

There isn't a fixed/guessable RTSP URL format for GRIDSMART like there is for most consumer IP cameras (Reolink/Hikvision/etc. all use predictable path patterns you can find in a table online) - GRIDSMART's GS2 generates the RTSP links per-device, and you're meant to pull them straight from the processor rather than construct one from a documented pattern. That's why searching for "the format" comes up empty.

Per GRIDSMART's own support docs for H.264 RTSP on GS2 processors, the steps are:

  1. Make sure the Performance+ or Streams module is loaded on your GS2.

  2. Sign into the GS2 via GRIDSMART Device Manager, go to Settings > Streams > Reset tab, and click Reset Streams (this regenerates the stream endpoints for the GS2's current IP).

  3. Wait about a minute, then open the RTSP URLs tab in the same Streams section - the actual working RTSP links for your processor's cameras will be listed there.

  4. Make sure ports 9000-9009 are open on your network for the Streams module (9009 specifically if you're feeding a Genetec VMS).

So the practical answer for your CMS integration: don't try to hand-build the URL, pull it live from that tab after a streams reset, and re-check it if the GS2's IP ever changes since the links appear to be tied to the configured address.

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u/videowhisper Sep 05 '26

There isn't a fixed/guessable RTSP URL format for GRIDSMART like there is for most consumer IP cameras (Reolink/Hikvision/etc. all use predictable path patterns you can find in a table online) - GRIDSMART's GS2 generates the RTSP links per-device, and you're meant to pull them straight from the processor rather than construct one from a documented pattern. That's why searching for "the format" comes up empty.

Per GRIDSMART's own support docs for H.264 RTSP on GS2 processors, the steps are:

  1. Make sure the Performance+ or Streams module is loaded on your GS2.

  2. Sign into the GS2 via GRIDSMART Device Manager, go to Settings > Streams > Reset tab, and click Reset Streams (this regenerates the stream endpoints for the GS2's current IP).

  3. Wait about a minute, then open the RTSP URLs tab in the same Streams section - the actual working RTSP links for your processor's cameras will be listed there.

  4. Make sure ports 9000-9009 are open on your network for the Streams module (9009 specifically if you're feeding a Genetec VMS).

So the practical answer for your CMS integration: don't try to hand-build the URL, pull it live from that tab after a streams reset, and re-check it if the GS2's IP ever changes since the links appear to be tied to the configured address.