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koush authored Aug 14, 2024
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## Authentication Setup

Ensure the camera password is a simple alphanumeric phrase. Special characters *often* cause issues when authenticating with RTSP, HTTP, or other camera services. If the camera supports both `Basic` and `Digest` Authorization, configure it for `Digest` only, which is more secure.

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The camera login must have administrator level access. Motion event reporting and camera auto configuration is only available to administrator accounts.
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Ensure the camera password is a simple alphanumeric phrase. Special characters *often* cause issues when authenticating with RTSP, HTTP, or other camera services. If the camera supports both `Basic` and `Digest` Authorization, configure it for `Digest` only, which is more secure.

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Reolink cameras must use simple alphanumeric passwords or the stream will fail to load.
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