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You can stream certain video types to a SharpTools Media Tile. Here’s a knowledge base article on how to use the Media Tile feature of SharpTools:

Using the TinyCam app on an Android device or Fire OS device, you can stream your Wyze cameras or other cameras to your SharpTools dashboards. Be sure to check out the videos linked below; the high-level steps include:

  1. Add your Wyze Cam in TinyCam
  2. Setup the TinyCam webserver
  3. Use the following format for the URL in the SharpTools Media Tile:
    http://{tiny.cam.address:port}/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera={id}

For example, you might end up with something like:
http://192.168.1.11:8083/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=2

You should be able to test your URL directly in your browser and it should start streaming your video. You might have to play with the camera ID to get the right camera.

Note that if you have a username and password enabled in your webserver, you can add it as a URL parameter:
http://192.168.1.11:8083/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?camera=2&user=admin&pwd=mypassword

You can also get an image snapshot by using image.cgi instead:
http://192.168.1.11:8083/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi?camera=2

:warning: On Chrome 85 and newer, you will need to allow mixed content / insecure content.

:warning: On Chrome 111 and newer, you may need to use a free wildcard DNS forwarder like nip.io.

Video How To

The following videos by @Justin_Newbury from Simply Smart do an excellent job showing how to setup your Wyze Cams in SharpTools using TinyCam:

Step 1: Setup Wyze in TinyCam

Step 2: Display Wyze Stream in SharpTools (via TinyCam)

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