1 IP Camera Setup Streaming

[cspchief]

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.

[cspchief]

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 the window as large as you need it without "Maximizing" the viewing window...i.e. I need to be able to run a program over the top of the video image.

The software that comes with IP Cameras only views single cameras in Maximized mode and when in a smaller mode you cannot drag the window larger...it is in a fixed dimension and that does not work for me.

[Greg]

Should be able to view the camera by entering the camera IP in "Open Network Stream" in the "Media" menu

[cspchief]

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???

[Greg]

If it's not in the camera's docu, then perhaps the contact vendor or manufacturer for url and any other info needed to access the stream?

[cspchief]

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.