Streaming
Embed and customize your live stream player, publish to YouTube, Facebook and Twitch and manage stream connectivity.
- Stream StatsThe Stream Stats feature in the HDOnTap Portal provides monthly analytics reports for your live streams.
- How to View and Download RecordingsLearn how to log in to the HDOnTap Recording System, start and stop recordings, adjust settings, review logs and view or download your recordings.
- A Stream Is Down! UpdatedWe occasionally experience issues with live cams for a wide variety of reasons.
- Audio IssuesWhile we do provide audio where available, many of our live streams are video only.
- Network Setup for Live Streaming UpdatedTo set up your camera with the HDOnTap network, you need your router’s public IP address, mapped camera ports and a camera administrator login.
- Stream Buffering UpdatedBuffering can occur for a number of reasons when viewing a live stream.
- Add the Player to a Website UpdatedOnce your camera is online, add one line of HTML code to your website to display your live stream. Here is how to get the iFrame embed code and add it.
- Customizing the Webcam Stream Embed UpdatedCustomize and brand your stream embed with social sharing, image overlays, stream security controls and more, and create unlimited embed configs.
- Embed Security/Trusted Hosts UpdatedYou can control where your stream can be embedded by setting up Stream Security.
- Player Overlay OptionsAdd an image overlay or weather widget to your stream in the player window, and set its position, size and opacity.
- Snapshot Proxy Portal Feature UpdatedThe HDOnTap Snapshot Config Tool is a quick and easy way to generate images of your live stream that update automatically at a regular interval.
- Stream ConnectivityA stream can be connected (turned on) and disconnected (turned off) from within the HDOnTap Portal.
- Streaming to Facebook LiveSet up a stream target in the Customer Portal to simultaneously publish your live stream to Facebook Live.
- Streaming to TwitchHDOnTap supports CDN (content delivery network) streaming to Twitch, so you can simultaneously stream directly to a Twitch channel.
- Streaming to YouTube LiveHDOnTap supports CDN (content delivery network) streaming to YouTube Live, so you can simultaneously stream directly to a YouTube channel.
- Updating Your RTSP URLThe RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) URL connects your IP camera to the HDOnTap Streaming Network. Learn how to update it when your camera details change.
- Uploading Images to the PortalImages can be used in the HDOnTap Portal to create overlays or posters. Images of your equipment and installation can also be uploaded (Admin only).