Symptoms

Arecont Vision cameras must be sync'd to an NTP server in order to be recognized by the ONVIF driver.

Cause

Arecont Vision cameras do not have a clock chip and need an external device to sync time with.

Resolution

1. Go to www.arecontvision.com and verify the model you have supports ONVIF.
   • Note: Not all firmware revisions support ONVIF (Profile S).
     
     
2. Use this HTTP command to confirm if it is enabled
   • http://camera_ip/get?en_mjepg=1
   • The correct response is en_mjpeg=1
3. Download and install Onvif Device Manager.
   • The admin account must have a password set in order authenticate with the software.
4. This application will allow you to discover, view, configure, set NTP and create Profiles as shown below.