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SOLUTION:
Go to windows firewall and add the default port as an exception: In this case the default was 554
Use: rtsp:// [ip address of camera]:554
and it worked.

That does not work. Just putting in the IP address fails...I am thinking it needs the camera URL? How do find the URL of my IP Camera???

Application: Wireless IP Camera within 50 ft of computer. Stream live feed from wireless camera to VLC via a wireless network and view the one camera on VLC. That's it...that is all I need to do. Unless anyone knows of an easier answer (Software) to view one camera on a computer where you can drag t...

I need to stream just one wireless IP Camera on VLC Media player. Can anyone tell me simple steps to accomplish this?
I just need it to stream on a wireless network...don't need it to broadcast to internet.