Tapo C520WS RTSP Stream Not Working – ‘Connection Refused’ Error After 1 Month

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Tapo C520WS RTSP Stream Not Working – ‘Connection Refused’ Error After 1 Month
Tapo C520WS RTSP Stream Not Working – ‘Connection Refused’ Error After 1 Month
2025-04-20 12:13:01 - last edited 2025-05-09 05:54:42
Tags: #ONVIF/RTSP #rtsp connection refused
Model: Tapo C520WS  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 1.0.5

Hello ,

 

I am using the Tapo C520WS cctv camera and have enabled the Camera Account under Advanced Settings in the Tapo app. The username, password, and IP address have all been double-checked, and the camera is on the same network as my Mac M2.

 

The problem is whenever I connect from rtsp url, I got the following error. 

 

[tcp @ 0x150e31c50] Connection to tcp://192.168.100.39:554?timeout=0 failed: Connection refused
[in#0 @ 0x150e31720] Error opening input: Connection refused.

 

I also try with the following command but still error .

 

ffmpeg -i rtsp://username:password@ipaddress:554/stream1    [The username, password, and IP address used are the actual values configured on the device.]

 

I can see well in Tapo App. But I tried to connect with other website or other players such as VLC, I got the above error. 

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Re:Tapo C520WS RTSP Stream Not Working – ‘Connection Refused’ Error After 1 Month-Solution
2025-04-21 10:00:26 - last edited 2025-05-09 05:54:42
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2025-04-21 10:00:26 - last edited 2025-05-09 05:54:42
Tapo P110M Matter 1.3 Release Energy Monitoring through Matter ▶ Smart HomeBase Tapo H500 - Even More Powerful Smart Hub ▶ First Smart Switch Module! Tapo S112 Smart Switch Module with Roller and Switch Dual ModesTapo Camera Image Style & Image Brightness Try out a different image style for your camera!
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