Wyze cameras have really picked up in popularity recently and after seeing them on sale at Home Depot for $25, I decided to pick up a few and revamp my home security layout.

I have been using Blue Iris with some POE cameras watching the front and rear entrances to the house in combination with a Wansview camera that we use for a baby monitor. The system worked pretty well, but I hated the difficulty of getting the recording systems just right and notifications were a bit wonky as well. Not to say that Blue Iris, is bad, it just wasn’t what I wanted.

Enter Wyze. I transitioned the baby monitor to a Wyze cam V2 and immediately fell in love. I like the motion detection and alerting, the continuous recording options and IFTT/Alexa integration.I just wanted RTSP so that I could also use it with Shinobi (I had switch from BI to Shinobi a couple weeks prior and liked it more). In no time I had added three more to my setup and planned on replacing all the existing cameras, if I could get a RTSP stream off the little device.

The Firmware Update

Wyze recently release a limited firmware that supports RTSP streaming and they were even nice enough to configure it all through the app, but first we need to download some files and get to work.

WHAT YOU NEED

The RTSP firmware from Wyze for your camera. Currently the V2 and Pan cameras are supported.

A Micro SD card (ExFAT)

The Process

Make sure that your camera is already configured and added to your account. Unzip the firmware file and rename it to demo.bin. Drop the file on your memory card (I recommend using a newly formatted card, but YOLO). Unplug your camera and insert the SD card. Hold down the “Setup” button on the bottom of the camera and plug it in. Keep holding the button. When the light on the back of the camera turn blue (it’s a combination of yellow and blue, so it looks lighter than the normal blue light) you can release the button and wait for the camera to boot.

Creating The Stream

Once the camera comes online, we need to create the stream so that it can be added to your NVR. This will allow you to stream the video/audio from the device and let you record / upload however you please.

RTSP URL

Open the Wyze app and navigate to your camera’s settings. Click on “Advanced Settings.” Click on “RTSP.” Click on the RTSP toggle. Enter and username and password. These are are used only to access the stream within your network. I recommend something unique from your Wyze account. Copy the URL to where you need it.

Follow the process in the app. Seen here on Android.

Adding the Stream

Now that we have created the URL, just jump in to your favorite NVR or Android App and you are ready to go.