Blue Iris Feed Goes Blank

[James]

@cmderden79

Everything works in browser, and when I first add it to a tile in Sharptools I see it as well. I can save out of the panel, view it, all good. Then after attempting to add a second stream for another camera, both tiles inevitably go blank

@cmderden79, it sounds like an authentication issue. The browser was able to access the video first using the cached credential but then connection got denied later. Here are a couple common approaches you can try:

1. Set authentication to be required from non-LAN only in BI settings under Web Server → Advanced section → Authentication.
   - This is the easiest way if you have the control of your LAN and allowing any connections from your local network is not a concern for you.

2. Include the user and password in the URL query when accessing the camera. See the post below for details, and don’t forget to uncheck Use secure session Keys and login page as mentioned in the post.
   http://resource/?user=user&pw=password

Blue Iris IP Cam Help Needed

I just tried adding the username and password as url query string parameter as @josh mentioned, and it works for me if I have the Use secure session Keys and login page option unchecked in the Web Server → Advanced page. Found this in the Blue Iris help doc. [image]

I personally use the 1st approach since I have the complete control of who has access in my home network.