Setup guide · Tested

Connect your Dahua camera to storage you own.

Dahua cameras, NVRs and XVRs use the standard Dahua RTSP format. Sign in with the device login.

The password is the device password. Not your Wi‑Fi password and not your DMSS 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.
Hub install options →
2
Find the device password
- It is the password set when the camera was first set up
- Some cameras print a Safety Code on the label
3
Add it in Unicam
- Open Add camera. Unicam scans your network and lists the cameras it finds
- Pick “Dahua”
- Enter the password (the username is admin)
- Unicam tests the login before saving, and tells you exactly what went wrong if it fails
4
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): rtsp://admin:<password>@<camera-ip>:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
Sub-stream (grid & motion): rtsp://admin:<password>@<camera-ip>:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1

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.

Dahua devices lock after repeated wrong passwords. Unicam shows the tries left before that happens.
For NVR channels, change channel=1 to the channel number. subtype=0 is the main stream, subtype=1 the sub-stream.
Imou, CP PLUS and Amcrest use the same format.

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 DMSS (gDMSS / iDMSS), 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. Look for an RTSP or ONVIF switch in the camera’s network settings.
“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.

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