User Authentication

In order to add QbProtect to a VMS or/and obtain the RTSP video stream from the device the user has to generate and provide a valid application key associated with a corresponding user account.

  • Both ONVIF and RTSP are relying on the QbProtect user management system. User management via ONVIF itself is not yet supported.

  • The application key with enabled HTTP option has to be used to establish connection with QbProtect via ONVIF (VMS systems) and/or via RTSP (video players)

The valid application key can be generated by enabling the HTTP authentication option from the user account page, as shown in the figure below. Please refer to QbProtect documentation in order to learn more about user management and application keys.

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Figure 1. Creating HTTP authentication application key suitable for ONVIF/RTSP connections

The resulting application key (password) in combination with the account user name (login) can be used, when prompted, as credentials pair (login/password) in the VMS or video player (e.g. VLC).

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Figure 2. Resulting HTTP application key

  • It is only possible to generate a single application key with HTTP option enabled per user account.

  • The generated HTTP application key can be used as a password for VMS systems and video players.