Setup guide · Supported
Connect any ONVIF Profile S / T camera.
Any camera, NVR or DVR that supports ONVIF Profile S or T works: Unicam asks it for its stream links, so you only type the password.
The password is the camera’s own password. Not your Wi‑Fi password and not your app or cloud login. That is the most common reason a camera refuses to connect.
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Install the Unicam hub
- Install Unicam on a Mac or Windows PC, or run the hub on a Raspberry Pi, NAS or Docker host on the same network as the camera.
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Make sure streaming is on
- In the camera’s web page or app, look for Network → ONVIF (or “Integration protocol”) and switch it on
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Find the password
- Look for a label on the camera with a code or password
- Or check the camera’s app: Settings → Device password
- Some cameras need a separate ONVIF user, created in the camera’s web page
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Add it in Unicam
- Open Add camera. Unicam scans your network and lists the cameras it finds
- Pick “Any ONVIF camera”
- Enter the username and password
- Unicam tests the login before saving, and tells you exactly what went wrong if it fails
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Choose where footage goes
- Sign in to Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive, or add a NAS, S3, B2, R2 or Wasabi destination
- Pick a record mode: Events (motion only), Smart 24/7 or Continuous
- Every clip is encrypted on the hub before upload
Good to know
- ONVIF is the open standard most IP cameras support. Look for the ONVIF logo on the box or “ONVIF” in the camera’s network settings.
- Cameras that announce motion over ONVIF can do detection on-chip, which saves your hub’s CPU. Unicam falls back to its own detection when they can’t.
If it doesn’t connect
Unicam names the problem instead of “connection failed”. What each message means:
- “The camera refused that username or password”
- Check you used the camera’s own password from the camera’s own app or web page, not your Wi‑Fi password or app login. Unicam shows how many tries are left before the camera locks itself.
- “Streaming to other apps is switched off”
- The camera answered but refused video. Go back to step 2 and switch streaming on.
- “Nothing answered at that address”
- The camera’s IP address may have changed, or it’s on a different network or VLAN from the hub. Run the scan again or check your router’s device list.
- “Not on the usual stream link for this brand”
- Your model uses a different path. Pick “Any ONVIF camera” so the camera tells Unicam its links, or paste a custom link.
Related guides
- Any RTSP camera, NVR or DVRIf your camera or recorder can give you a stream link (RTSP, RTMP, HTTP-FLV, MJPEG or HLS), paste it into Unicam and it records like any other camera.Read guide →
- AxisAxis cameras speak ONVIF and RTSP, so they work with Unicam’s “Any ONVIF camera” option and the account you created on the camera.Read guide →
- HikvisionHikvision cameras and NVRs stream over RTSP out of the box. Sign in with the device’s admin password, not your Hik‑Connect login.Read guide →
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