Guides
Record your cameras on your own machine.
How local recording compares with the cloud, what you need to run it, and how to get each camera brand streaming to a recorder you own.
Recording basics
- Local NVR or cloud recording?What each costs, what happens when the internet or the recorder fails, and where the cloud really is better.
- Free NVR software for MacThe recorders that run on macOS, and how to keep a Mac recording around the clock.
- A free NVR for one or two camerasWhat you get without paying, the hardware you need, and how much storage two cameras use.
Camera setup
The RTSP stream address, ONVIF port, and motion settings for each brand we test Loki Eye with. Other cameras with RTSP or ONVIF work too.
- Reolink setupRTSP address, ONVIF port, and motion events for Reolink cameras.
- Hikvision setupRTSP address, ONVIF port, and motion events for Hikvision cameras.
- Dahua setupRTSP address, ONVIF port, and motion events for Dahua cameras.
- TP-Link Tapo setupRTSP address, ONVIF port, and motion events for TP-Link Tapo cameras.
- Amcrest setupRTSP address, ONVIF port, and motion events for Amcrest cameras.
- Annke setupRTSP address, ONVIF port, and motion events for Annke cameras.
- Uniview setupRTSP address, ONVIF port, and motion events for Uniview cameras.