Setup guide · Tested
Connect your CP PLUS camera to storage you own.
Most CP PLUS cameras and DVRs use the Dahua stream format. Sign in as admin with the device password you set in EzyKam+.
The password is the device password. Not your Wi‑Fi password and not your EzyKam+ login. That is the most common reason a camera refuses to connect.
- 1
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.
- 2
Make sure streaming is on
- In EzyKam+, open the camera’s settings and switch on “Local access / ONVIF” if your model has it
- 3
Find the device password
- It is the password you made when you added the camera in EzyKam+
- Forgot it? EzyKam+ → camera → Settings → Device password to reset it
- Never set one? Some cameras print a Safety Code (SC) on the label: try that
- 4
Add it in Unicam
- Open Add camera. Unicam scans your network and lists the cameras it finds
- Pick “CP PLUS / EzyKam”
- Enter the password (the username is admin)
- Unicam tests the login before saving, and tells you exactly what went wrong if it fails
- 5
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
Stream links
You rarely need these: Unicam builds them from the brand tile or asks the camera over ONVIF. They help if you use “RTSP / other URL” or another app.
- Main stream (recording)
- Sub-stream (grid & motion)
Special characters in a password (like @ or #) must be URL-encoded in a link. Unicam does this for you when you use a brand tile.
Good to know
- Some cloud-only EzyKam models do not expose RTSP at all. If Unicam says the camera refused streaming even with the right password, your model may be one of them.
- CP PLUS NVRs and DVRs work too: add each channel’s stream as its own camera (channel=1, channel=2, and so on).
- SD-card recordings in .dav format can be imported with their original timestamps.
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 device password from EzyKam+, 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
- DahuaDahua cameras, NVRs and XVRs use the standard Dahua RTSP format. Sign in with the device login.Read guide →
- ImouImou cameras are Dahua inside. The username is always admin and the password is the Safety Code printed on the camera’s sticker.Read guide →
- 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 →
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