How to add RTSP to WYZE Camera V3 for NVR access

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:44 Why RTSP
03:05 Current Firmware Version
03:35 Download RTSP Firmware
04:19 Install RTSP Firmware on V3 Cam
05:38 VLC Media Player
06:22 Blue Iris
08:44 Hikvision NVR
09:20 Reolink NVR
09:36 Update Non-RTSP Firmware
10:01 Conclusion

Today, I’ll show you how to enable the RTSP protocol on the WYZE camera V3 so you can view and record footage on your PC. Right off the bat, at the time of recording this video, adding this protocol to your WYZE cam V3 will not enable you to use it on the Hikvision NVR or Reolink’s NVR. If you use Blue Iris however, you’re good to go.

In order to setup RTSP or the Real Time Streaming Protocol, you’re going to need your WYZE cam V3, access to the cam over the WYZE app, a micro-SD card and a computer or some hardware to get a downloaded file onto that memory card.

The firmware that comes with the camera doesn’t have this feature enabled. Why install RTSP?
The main reason for me is because the stream allows for integration into other devices to view the live feed and to record and playback footage. My preferred security camera management software, Blue Iris is my single stop to see and playback all my security cameras. I don’t want to log into a bunch of different apps to see live footage or fiddle with their multiple ways to playback previous recordings. Blue Iris does an excellent job with review play back and I want everything on one screen at the same time. Also, I have an 8TB storage drive which keeps all my footage for a couple weeks and no need to worry about uploading brand specific footage to an App’s cloud or worrying about app subscriptions.

As they did with the V2 release of the RTSP firmware, I assume WYZE will not be releasing multiple versions of this firmware. There could be another release of the RTSP firmware for the V3 cam but this current version might be it, unless there is a major issue discovered. Developing, testing and supporting 2 firmware versions at the same time is a lot of work. They’ve added this feature for those who will use it as their primary access to the video and audio streams and (like myself) any feature within the app is just secondary.

Before we proceed, let’s verify our current version. Go to the camera on your WYZE app and click the gear icon. Go to Device Info and note the firmware version. Mine is 4.36.8.15.

Here are the steps to download and install the RTSP firmware:
1. Download the V3 RTSP file
2. Open the zip file and copy the firmware to the root of a Micro SD card
3. The file doesn’t need to be renamed, like it did for V2
4. With the camera unplugged, insert the card
5. While holding the Setup button, plug in the camera
6. Release the button once the light turns purple
7. Wait a couple of minutes and once the new firmware is installed go back to the settings page, then advanced setting. You should now see an option for RTSP.
8. Turn on this setting and give the cam a new username & password. This is not your credentials to your Wyze account. These are new ones for accessing the cam via RTSP.
9. Click generate for connection string.
10. Make note of this. Mine is 4.61.0.3.

Next we test out the stream in VLC media player. There is a 2 second lag here but it works well.

Next we add the camera to Blue Iris. You can add it using RTSP or the HTTP protocol. The lag is shorter and having this camera in BI is a long awaited feature.

Next, we’re going to add the camera to my Hikvision NVR. It's also great the hear the audio works in this version of the WYZE cam.

Long story short. I was not able to get the live feed from the WYZE camera to show on the Hikvision NVR. I added the camera and it appears online but no feed is coming through.

It’s a similar story with the Reolink NVR. The issue here is that there is nowhere to add in the “/live” path. You can select RTSP as the protocol but the device is unable to find the camera’s stream. It gave me an “Invalid Address” error as soon as I entered any alpha characters in the IP Address field.

If you need to revert your cam back to the previous version, repeat this process but using the firmware you want to replace it with. That can be found here on the Release Notes & Firmware page under V3.