Adding a Provision NVR camera in the Olarm APP

Adding a Provision NVR camera in the Olarm APP

This guide is unique to Provision cameras/NVRs and their setup. Ensure that you have adjusted your Provision camera/NVR to the required settings.

Step 1: Navigate to you Olarm MAX’s Device setup and select Linked cameras




Step 2: Select Add new Camera



Step 3: Give your Camera a Name



Step 4: Enter your Provision NVR's IP Address





Step 5: Enter the Port number


The Port is the number assigned to the RTSP Port on your NVR. The default RTSP Port number is 554. This may have been changed upon setup.

To check the RTSP Port number:

  • Navigate to the “Function panel” tab

  • Select “Network” and choose “Port”

  • Ensure that RTSP is enabled

  • The RSTP Port number will be displayed here

  • Ensure "Encryption type" is set to "Base64"





Step 6: Enter the Live stream path/URL


The standard Provision camera Live stream path/URL is as follows, ensure you edit it to suit your camera channel number:

/chID=2&streamType=sub&linkType=udp

  • Ensure you enter (1-48) for your camera/channel number

  • Ensure you enter sub for substream and not main for mainstream



Step 7: Enter the User Name and Password used to login to the Video Management System or IP Camera




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Ensure that you make use of the login credentials used to access your Provision platform or Provision IP camera. The appearance may vary if you are using the Provision Video Management System or logging directly into the IP camera.



Step 8: Choose which zones the camera will be linked to



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This feature is only available should you have added the camera to an Olarm MAX that is connected to an Alarm System with zones. 

Step 9: Toggle the buttons to allow Armed Response access to the camera feed & allow device users access to the camera feed



Step 9: Tap on Test connection which will verify the details entered then select Add




Should the “Test connection fail”, recheck the details you have entered in the Olarm APP. Alternatively, you will need to visit the troubleshooting guide.